The Most Watched Shows of 2025-26, This Time Including Sports
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Sunday Night Football led all TV shows with 23.5 million viewers over seven days, surpassing Netflix's Stranger Things, which had 22.38 million but grew to 32.9 million after 35 days.
- Most top-performing shows over seven days debuted on broadcast networks, though after 28 and 35 days, about half of the top shows are exclusive to streaming platforms, excluding sports.
- Netflix's limited series His & Hers showed the largest audience growth, increasing from 9.56 million viewers at seven days to 24.2 million after 35 days.
- In the key adults 18-49 demographic, Sunday Night Football and ABC/ESPN sports programs ranked first and second, with ABC dramas like High Potential occupying several of the next top spots.
- The rankings include seven-day multi-platform viewing data for entertainment shows, with sports and news programs incorporated using linear audience figures or combined Nielsen and streaming analytics.