In 2020, the leading single telecast TV program in the United States based on average number of viewers was Super Bowl LIV, followed by the post-game telecast with 58.12 million viewers. While the majority of the most watched single telecast were sport programs, The Oscars ranked tenth with around 24,32 million viewers.
Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers
(in millions)
English- and Spanish-language telecasts on broadcast and cable. Estimates include live and same-day timeshifted viewing. Excludes breakouts, sustainers, programs less than 5 minutes in duration, pre/post gun sports programming. Figures have been rounded.
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Nielsen. (December 14, 2020). Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers (in millions)." Chart. December 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. (2020). Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Leading Single Telecast Tv Programs in The United States in 2020, by Average Number of Viewers (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen, Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading single telecast TV programs in the United States in 2020, by average number of viewers (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, December 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214638/top-10-single-telecast-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
