Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular TV Channels in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.5k tv channels tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. NBC, CNN and CBS lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 233M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 14M, and the largest, NBC, reaches around 89M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Telemundo 16M 36.8 54.9%
27 CBS Corporation 16M 44.4 50.2%
28 Cocomelon 15M 38.3 61.3%
29 NBC Sunday Night Football 15M 33.0 34.5%
30 Bravo (U.S. TV channel) 15M 38.1 67.4%
31 MSNBC 14M 45.5 51.9%
32 AMC (TV channel) 14M 41.1 50.4%
33 Thursday Night Football 13M 34.3 32.3% TV series
34 Fox Sports 13M 38.7 24.0%
35 The Weather Channel 13M 40.9 55.6%
36 Univision 13M 36.2 56.6%
37 Prime (New Zealand) 13M
38 Amazon Prime Video 13M 33.9 43.8% TV / music streaming
39 CBS Sports Network 11M 40.7 30.5%
40 ESPN2 10M 37.8 23.8%
41 MLB Network 9.8M 35.6 30.8%
42 Fox Sports 1 9M 38.2 22.1%
43 Sinclair Broadcast Group 8.9M 42.2 59.8%
44 Cinemax 8.8M 39.4 47.5%
45 Food Network 8.6M 41.0 64.2%
46 BBC 8.5M 40.2 52.1%
47 ABC News 8.2M 41.8 57.9%
48 Hallmark Channel 8.1M 46.4 78.3%
49 Twin Cities Public Television 7.9M 43.4 77.8%
50 IGN 7.9M 33.4 27.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv channels compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each tv channel by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv channel in United States?

NBC currently leads with an estimated audience of 89M people in United States.

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