Most watched TV networks in the U.S. 2022

In 2022, NBC was the leading ad-supported television network in the United States, with an average viewership of 5.15 million, surpassing the viewership number of CBS. The latter recorded 5.14 people watchig the TV channel.

Spotlight on CBS

CBS is among the oldest and most popular commercial broadcast television and radio networks in the United States. Founded in 1927, the company now operates as a subsidiary of Paramount, with all of its original programming available on the newly established Paramount Plus streaming platform. A closer look at the network's recent performance reveals that it ranked fourth among the leading television networks among U.S. adults in 2022. CBS reported an average of 811 thousand viewers between the ages of 18 to 49 that year and was only outperformed by NBC, Fox, and ABC. So what are audiences watching?

Popular television shows

According to the latest data, NFL Sunday Night Football and NFL Thursday Night Football were the most watched TV programs in the United States during the 2021-2022 season. The two sports broadcasts, which aired on NBC and Fox/NFL Networks, scored a respective 18.14 million and 15.4 million viewers during that period. The two most popular fictional programs to make it into the top five were "Yellowstone" and "NCIS," broadcast on Paramount Network and CBS.