Recent Ratings - current TV season
Broadcasting & Cable
- Publishes Nielsen TV ratings on a weekly basis for prime time and syndicated shows.
- Nielsen Media Research
- Posts the top 10 broadcast tv, cable tv, and shows in syndication for the most recent week.
- Nielsen TV Ratings through Zap2it
- Posts the most recent ratings for the top 20 network primetime shows, top cable series, top syndicated series, and top sports programs. Also shows season-to-date ratings.
- Yahoo! TV Nielsen Media Research Top 20
- Posts the top 20 shows for the most recent week.
- USA Today
- Publishes Nielsen TV ratings on a weekly basis for prime time shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and WB.
Variety magazine
- Publishes Nielsen TV ratings on a weekly basis for prime time shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and WB.
Older Ratings
- TV Dimensions
- Publishes a list of the top 10 regularly scheduled primetime network programs for the years 1950 to the present. Also includes information on the top 10 syndicated shows from 1976 to the present, audience composition from the 1950s to the present, comparison of network shares, and more.
- Check UW Holdings
- Older issues of USA Today - Wednesday edition
- Publishes Nielsen TV ratings on a weekly basis for prime time shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and WB.
- Older issues of Variety magazine
- Publishes Nielsen TV ratings on a weekly basis for prime time shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and WB.
- Search library databases:
ProQuest Databases:
- Enter the name of the show AND rating*
- Example: "cosby show" and rating*
Readers' Guide Retrospective:
- Enter the name of the show
- Enter the name of the show AND rating*
- Enter television broadcasting ratings as: Subject(s)
Expanded Academic Index:
Keword search for:name of show AND rating*
To limit your search by the date(s) that the show aired, use the Advanced Search option. Advanced search by Subject:
television programs market share
You may want to limit your search by the date(s) that the show aired.



