Tuesday TV Ratings 2/24/26: State of the Union Down Significantly from 2025 as Fox News Narrowly Tops Coverage, Will Trent and Best Medicine Tick Up [+ Analysis]

On Tuesday night, ABC's State of the Union coverage (0.80) beat the other broadcast networks, with NBC (0.64) taking a strong second. CBS (0.43) and Fox (0.34) placed third and fourth respectively among the over-the-air options. Earlier in the night, ABC's Will Trent (0.28, +0.03) and Fox's Best Medicine (0.22, +0.02) both rose. WWE NXT (0.08, -0.01) ticked down on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Will Trent	0.28	4	4.53	ABC
	St. Denis Medical (R)	0.26	3	1.87	NBC
	Best Medicine	0.22	3	2.85	Fox
	NCIS (R)	0.18	2	2.65	CBS
	WWE NXT	0.08	1	0.59	CW
8:30 PM	St. Denis Medical (R)	0.24	3	1.65	NBC
9 PM	2026 State of the Union	0.80	9	5.42	ABC
	2026 State of the Union	0.64	7	3.98	NBC
	2026 State of the Union	0.43	5	3.28	CBS
	2026 State of the Union	0.34	4	2.35	Fox

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2026 State of the Union	Fox News	0.81	8.87
2026 State of the Union	CNN	0.41	2.33
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.32	4.61
1000-lb. Sisters	TLC	0.26	1.21
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.22	1.46
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN	0.21	0.94
Suddenly Amish	TLC	0.21	0.90
Curse of Oak Island	History	0.13	1.32
2026 State of the Union	MSNOW	0.12	2.11
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN2	0.12	0.57
Summer House	Bravo	0.10	0.45
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	Big Ten	0.09	0.35
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN2	0.09	0.38
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	FS1	0.05	0.28
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	FS1	0.04	0.24