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. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 3/4/25: Trump’s Presidential Address Up from Biden’s Last State of the Union, Deal Or No Deal Island and Kitchen Nightmares Down [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On Tuesday night, President Trump's address to Congress brought in ratings that were generally higher than President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address. On network TV, ABC's coverage (1.00 rating/6.33 million viewers) easily topped the night. NBC (0.57 rating/3.91 million) placed second in Adults 18-49 ratings but was the only big 4 network to decline from the year-ago Biden address. CBS (0.56 rating/4.01 million) was third in the demo but second in total viewers. Fox (0.52 rating/2.65 million) settled for last place, though it was more competitive than usual. In the 8 p.m. hour, Fox's Kitchen Nightmares (0.27, -0.01) inched down, while NBC reality series Deal or No Deal Island (0.22, -0.05) dealt with a more severe decline. CBS's Price Is Right rerun (0.35) easily beat out ABC's Will Trent encore (0.22). WWE NXT (0.15, -0.04) slipped on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday Cable Ratings 3/7/24: Fox News Leads Rising State of the Union Coverage, Impractical Jokers Rises

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Thursday, 3/7/24. Items of note include the State of the Union on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, Impractical Jokers on TBS and TruTV, and NBA on TNT.

(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Thursday TV Ratings 3/7/24: State of the Union Rises from 2023, Young Sheldon and Ghosts Slip (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: President Biden's State of the Union Address took over primetime, and the ratings were generally higher than they were in 2023. NBC's coverage (0.69 rating/4.47 million viewers) led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but ABC (0.68 rating/5.24 million viewers) had the peacock network beat in terms of total viewership, despite being a hair below them in the demo. CBS (0.49 rating/4.09 million viewers) took a distant fourth, while Fox (0.30 rating/1.77 million viewers) was unsurprisingly in last place. For the 10:30 p.m. Republican Response, it was ABC (0.36 rating/3.36 million viewers) that took the top spot, beating NBC (0.30 rating/2.63 million viewers) in both the demo and viewership. CBS (0.26 rating/2.65 million viewers) pulled slightly ahead of NBC in viewership but was dead-last in the demo. In the 8 p.m. hour, CBS comedies Young Sheldon (0.50, -0.02) and Ghosts (0.48, -0.03) dipped slightly, but Next Level Chef (0.36, +0.04) grew on Fox. ABC had a strong rerun of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.38), while NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.22). Son of a Critch (0.05, 0.00) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04, 0.00) were stable on the CW.

Tuesday Cable Ratings 2/7/23: Fox News Leads State of the Union Cable Coverage, NBA Leads Overall, The Oval Ticks Up

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 2/7/23. Items of note include NBA on TNT, The Oval on BET, and the 2023 State of the Union on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.

(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)