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The Gauge™

How audiences are watching TV

Unlock the monthly audience data that highlights how viewers are watching TV across platforms with The Gauge™.

December 2025

Total day | Persons 2+

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Top 10

Discover what audiences are watching, playing and listening to with Nielsen’s Top 10 lists.

Top Streaming Programs

Dec. 29 – Jan. 04, 2026

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)# of EpisodesStreaming Provider(s)
Stranger Things
1
8,650
42Netflix
Landman
2
1,579
18Paramount+
The Closer
3
1,430
111Netflix | Peacock | Pluto TV
Homeland
4
1,080
97Hulu | Netflix
Bluey
5
1,056
154Disney+
Fallout
6
962
11Prime Video
Run Away
7
862
8Netflix
NCIS
8
784
497Hulu | Netflix | Paramount+ | Pluto TV
The Big Bang Theory
9
748
281HBO Max
Grey's Anatomy
10
697
455Hulu | Netflix

Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S., viewing through television.

Top Broadcast TV Shows

Week of Jan. 26 – Feb. 01, 2026

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS P2+ (000)HHLD RATINGtORIGINATOR
68TH GRAMMY AWARDS
1
14,406
7.0CBS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
2
9,244
5.5ABC
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT (SUN)
3
8,875
5.3ABC
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
4
7,150
4.3NBC
60 MINUTES
5
7,000
4.0CBS
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS (SAT)
6
6,868
4.0NBC
AMERICAN IDOL
7
6,215
3.5ABC
HIGH POTENTIAL
8
6,060
3.6ABC
CHICAGO MED
9
5,755
3.5NBC
WILL TRENT
10
5,671
3.3ABC

Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings. U.S. audiences. Ranked by total viewers P2+. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. that tuned into a specific television program.

Sports data

Explore our sports data hubs to discover the power of sports programming, teams and athletes.

The Women’s World Cup

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The 10 most influential women footballers on Instagram

#Player NameCountryInstagram handleFollowers
1Alisha Lehmann@alishalehmann713.4M
2Alexia Putellas@alexiaputellas2.8M
3Alex Morgan@alexmorgan1310M
4Jordyn Huitema@jordynhuitema1.6M
5Marta@martavsilva102.5M
6Megan Rapinoe@mrapinoe2.1M
7Jule Brand@jule_brand198K
8Alessia Russo@alessiarusso99457K
9Sakina Karchaoui@sakinakarchaoui727K
10Samantha Kerr@samanthakerr201.2M

The Men’s World Cup

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The 10 most influential men footballers on Instagram

#Player NameCountryInstagram handleFollowers
1Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano398.2M
2Leo Messi@leomessi518.8M
3Neymar@neymarjr196.4M
4Kylian Mbappé@k.mbappe82.9M
5Viní Jr.@vinijr27.8M
6Gavi@pablogavi12.1M
7Karim Benzema@karimbenzema62.5M
8Paulo Dybala@paulodybala51.5M
9Robert Lewandowski@_rl931.7M
10Eden Hazard@hazardeden_1027.2M

Quarterly US audio listening trends

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Methodology

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Big data

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Panels

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Identity

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