Sunday TV Ratings 1/4/26: Best Medicine Off to Meager Start Behind the NFL, The Simpsons Sinks to Season Low, 60 Minutes Down from Last Post-NFL Night

Analysis to come.

Saturday TV Ratings 1/3/26: The Paper Sinks to New Lows for End of Broadcast Run, Seahawks/49ers Game Dominates Across ABC and ESPN, Lost in Paradise Strong on Hallmark

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 1/2/26: RuPaul’s Drag Race Returns Lower, Holiday Bowl Easily Leads Quiet Night, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Encore is Top Non-Sports Program on Repeat-Filled Night

Analysis to come.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/1/26: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Down Nearly 50%, College Football Playoffs Dominate, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not OK on CNN

Analysis to come.

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/31/25: New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and CNN New Year’s Eve Live Rise from 2025 in Viewers, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash on CBS Heavily Down

Analysis to come.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/30/25: NBA on NBC Jumps, Will Trent Repeat Leads Non-Sports Programming, College Basketball Tops Cable Originals

Analysis to come.

What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max from December 28-January 3

Another year has come and gone, and so has another week on the streaming charts. It was a week with minimal debuts on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max, and. few original episodes being released at all, as the streamers mostly took off the week between Christmas and New Year's and left that week firmly in the hands of their rival Netflix, as they finished off the final season o the phenomenon Stranger Things. Keep reading to see how the few shows that did air performed, and which shows began to slip from their spots at the top this week.

Monday TV Ratings 12/29/25: ABC’s The Year: 2025 Jumps 60% and Tops NBA To Lead the Night, The Neighborhood and Name That Tune Repeats Solid, Monday Night Football Up on ESPN but Down Overall

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 12/28/25: Animal Control Premiere Tops Nearly All Post-NFL Ratings for Animated Sitcoms This Season, The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers Rise, A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music Flops

Analysis to come.

Saturday TV Ratings 12/27/25: Gator Bowl Down from Previous Edition, Saturday Night Live Tops All Other Non-Sports Programming, Recipe for Romance Low on CW

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 12/26/25: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Easily Tops the Night, WWE SmackDown Jumps with Nonexistent Competition, Happy’s Place and Stumble Repeats Top Ratings of Recent Originals

Analysis to come.

Thursday TV Ratings 12/25/25: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Down from 2024 Rating, NBA Christmas Game on ABC Heavily Down

Analysis to come.

Beyond The Animated TV Grave: Father of the Pride

The Ratings Junkie Wednesday, December 31, 2025
 

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/24/25: Home Alone Dominates but Down Sizably from 2024, It’s a Wonderful Life Also Down but Strong, Hollywood Squares Repeat Doubles Original Rating

Analysis to come.

What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max from December 21-December 27

It was a silent week, holy week, as Christmas left the streamers with few originals and even fewer debuts, allowing some of the top performers to remain dominant. Keep reading to see how things shook out on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max this week!

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/23/25: Kennedy Center Honors Drop to All-Time Low and Lose to High Potential Repeat, NBA Leads Quiet Night

Analysis to come.

New Show Midseason Power Rankings: How 9-1-1: Nashville, DMV, and More Stack Up Headed Into 2026

The Ratings Junkie Tuesday, December 30, 2025
 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, from the TV Ratings Guide to You

From all of us here at The TV Ratings Guide, we wish a very Merry Christmas to you and yours, and hope for all of our readers to have a wonderful and safe holiday. Enjoy the Official TVRG Christmas 2025 playlist below, and we hope it brings you some good cheer this holiday season.

Monday TV Ratings 12/22/25: Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris and Hollywood Squares Holiday Special Abysmal, SNL Christmas Tops All Other Non-NFL Programming, Everybody Loves Raymond Reunion Lower for Part 2

Analysis to come.

RSN Holiday Special: Santa Fe Claus [Series Premiere/TVRG Productions Throwback]

The Ratings Junkie Wednesday, December 24, 2025

 

Sunday TV Ratings 12/21/25: Rob Reiner: Scenes from a Life Solid on CBS, The Road Rises for Finale, The Christmas Baby Marks Modest End for Hallmark Countdown to Christmas 2025

Analysis to come.

Saturday TV Ratings 12/20/25: Saturday Night Live Jumps to Year-Long High, NFL Strong with Saturday Game, Ratings to Come for A Make or Break Holiday on Hallmark

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 12/19/25: Happy’s Place and Stumble Hit Series Lows, Sheriff Country and Fire Country Also Sink, College Football Playoffs Dominate

Analysis to come.