College Football Propels ABC to No. 1 on TV Network Ranking
ABC captured an 8.38% viewership share across August 26 through September 1, per Inscape.
Each week, we highlight the most-watched shows and networks using insights from Inscape, the currency-grade smart TV ACR data provider and data technology division of Vizio. Data is linear, live TV only and includes all episode types (new and reruns). Rankings are by percent share duration (i.e., time spent watching). Here's a look at the top 25 networks by viewership share for August 26 through September 1 — head over to TVREV to see the program ranking and get insights about the top shows by watch-time.
After over a month in first place, NBC has been dethroned on the TV network ranking by ABC, which moves from No. 3 to No. 1 week-over-week. ABC’s 8.38% viewership share was fueled largely by college football games, and — to a lesser extent — Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight With David Muir and The Bachelorette.
Some additional insights around the most-watched TV networks:
- Fox News remains in second place but saw its viewership share decline from 6.28% previously to 6.02%.
- Thanks in part to the U.S. Open tennis tournament, ESPN and ESPN2 move up the chart, taking No. 6 and No. 15, respectively.
- Paramount Network jumps into the ranking at No. 19 (up from No. 34 previously), fueled by reruns of Yellowstone.
- TLC was another week-over-week chart newcomer, landing at No. 25 (up from No. 28).
On the programing side of things, college football was the big winner for the week — see the full ranking on TVREV.
