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Top TV shows by total viewer numbers in the U.S. 2020-2021

Published by
Julia Stoll,
Aug 2, 2021
The most watched TV show in the United States in the 2020-2021 season was NFL Sunday Night Football, with nearly nearly 17 million viewers, followed by NFL Thursday Night Football, with around 13.4 million viewers. Third was the crime series 'NCIS' broadcasted on CBS, which had over 12.7 million viewers during the season.

Total number of viewers of the most watched television shows in the United States in the 2020/2021 season (in millions)

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Release date

May 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 21, 2020 to May 19, 2021

Age group

2 years and older

Special properties

preliminary live +7 day; prime; original telecasts only; programs with 2 or more telecasts

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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