This statistic presents data on the average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011. In the TV season 2005/06, the average primetime TV audience was 200 million viewers.
Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011
(in millions)
* The 2010-2011 season includes the viewership data for the period September 20, 2010 to August 28, 2011; The data for 2001 to 2010 includes viewership data for the full September-September TV season.
Starting with TV season 2005-2006, data is based on live plus seven day viewership.
Primetime is defined as the timeslot from 8 to 11 p.m.
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Nielsen. (September 21, 2011). Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011 (in millions)." Chart. September 21, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. (2011). Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Average Primetime Tv Audience in The United States from 2001 to 2011 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen, Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Average primetime TV audience in the United States from 2001 to 2011 (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, September 21, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201560/primetime-tv-audience-in-the-united-states/
