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List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2019

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The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2019.

Most watched by week

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Broadcast (primetime only)
Week of Title Network Viewers
(in millions)
Ref.
January 7 NFC Playoff Fox 33.35 [1]
January 14 AFC Championship CBS 53.92 [2]
January 21 60 Minutes 11.24 [3]
January 28 Super Bowl LIII 98.19 [4]
February 4 61st Annual Grammy Awards 19.88 [5]
February 11 NCIS 13.38 [6]
February 18 91st Academy Awards ABC 29.56 [7]
February 25 NCIS CBS 11.78 [8]
March 4 The Big Bang Theory 13.00 [9]
March 11 NCIS 12.08 [10]
March 18 60 Minutes 10.25 [11]
March 25 12.59 [12]
April 1 Texas Tech vs. Michigan State (NCAA) 15.84 [13]
April 8 Texas Tech vs. Virginia (NCAA) 19.72 [14]
April 15 NCIS 11.89 [15]
April 22 The Big Bang Theory 11.85 [16]
April 29 12.49 [17]
May 6 12.59 [18]
May 13 18.53 [19]
May 20 NCIS 11.97 [20]
May 27 NBA Finals (Game 2) ABC 13.89 [21]
June 3 NBA Finals (Game 3) 13.35 [22]
June 10 NBA Finals (Game 6) 18.76 [23]
June 17 America's Got Talent NBC 10.01 [24]
June 24 First Democratic debate (Night 2) 10.58 [25]
July 1 America's Got Talent 6.82 [26]
July 8 9.81 [27]
July 15 9.54 [28]
July 22 10.13 [29]
July 29 7.98 [30]
August 5 9.66 [31]
August 12 America's Got Talent (Tues) 9.10 [32]
August 19 America's Got Talent (Wed) 9.43 [33]
August 26 America's Got Talent (Tues) 8.99 [34]
September 2 NFL Thursday Special 22.24 [35]
Cable
Week of Title Channel Viewers
(in millions)
Ref.
January 7 CFP Championship ESPN 24.32 [36]
January 14 America's News HQ Fox News 3.85 [37]
January 21 The Curse of Oak Island History 3.63 [38]
January 28 3.56 [39]
February 4 2019 State of the Union Address Fox News 11.27 [40]
February 11 2019 NBA All-Star Game TNT 5.77 [41]
February 18 The Walking Dead AMC 4.39 [42]
February 25 4.71 [43]
March 4 4.83 [44]
March 11 4.57 [45]
March 18 Auburn vs. Kansas (NCAA) TBS 4.62 [46]
March 25 Purdue vs. Virginia (NCAA) 10.47 [47]
April 1 Notre Dame vs. Baylor (NCAA) ESPN 3.69 [48]
April 8 Game of Thrones HBO 11.76 [49]
April 15 10.29 [50]
April 22 12.02 [51]
April 29 11.80 [52]
May 6 12.48 [53]
May 13 13.61 [54]
May 20 Warriors vs. Trail Blazers (NBA) ESPN 7.79 [55]
May 27 Hannity (Wed) Fox News 3.51 [56]
June 3 Hannity (Mon) 3.23 [57]
June 10 3.21 [58]
June 17 Hannity (Tues) 5.03 [59]
June 24 First Democratic debate (Night 2) MSNBC 6.68 [60]
July 1 Special Report with Bret Baier (Thurs) Fox News 4.87 [61]
July 8 2019 Home Run Derby ESPN 5.35 [62]
July 15 Tucker Carlson Tonight (Wed) Fox News 4.02 [63]
July 22 Hannity (Wed) 4.76 [64]
July 29 Second Democratic debate (Night 2) CNN 10.72 [65]
August 5 Tucker Carlson Tonight (Wed) Fox News 3.35 [66]
August 12 Hannity (Wed) 3.49 [67]
August 19 Miami vs. Florida (NCAA) ESPN 5.97 [68]
Syndication (weekly average)
Week of Title Distributor Viewers
(in millions)
Ref.
January 7 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
January 14 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
January 21 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
January 28 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
February 4 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
February 11 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
February 18 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
February 25 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
March 4 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
March 11 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
March 18 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
March 25 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
April 1 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
April 8 Jeopardy! CTD 10.09 [69]
April 15 10.67 [70]
April 22 11.97 [71]
April 29 13.28 [72]
May 6 Judge Judy 9.72 [73]
May 13 9.86 [74]
May 20 Jeopardy! 12.42 [75]
May 27 12.64 [76]
June 3 10.75 [77]
June 10 9.13 [78]
June 17 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
June 24 Family Feud CTD 9.03 [79]
July 1 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
July 8 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
July 15 Family Feud CTD 8.89 [80]
July 22 8.47 [81]
July 29 8.36 [82]

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