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If you are at all interested in television viewership, Variety has provided the 2023 rankings of television networks by number of viewers as determined by Nielsen. Overall, NBC led the year in total viewers followed by CBS and ABC. Below are the top 20 networks
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| Rank | NETWORK | VIEWERS (000) | % CHANGE |
| 1. | NBC | 4,537 | -12% |
| 2. | CBS | 4,508 | -12% |
| 3. | ABC | 3,888 | +1% |
| 4. | Fox | 3,353 | +4% |
| 5. | Fox News | 1,899 | -20% |
| 6. | ESPN | 1,705 | -9% |
| 7. | Univision | 1,265 | -4% |
| 8. | MSNBC | 1,220 | +2% |
| 9. | Ion | 997 | -3% |
| 10. | HGTV | 943 | -13% |
| 11. | TNT | 938 | -3% |
| 12. | Hallmark Channel | 929 | -10% |
| 13. | Telemundo | 859 | -8% |
| 14. | TBS | 786 | -10% |
| 15. | History | 775 | -7% |
| 16. | TLC | 749 | -23% |
| 17. | INSP | 709 | -9% |
| 18. | Discovery Channel | 702 | -14% |
| 19. | USA Network | 688 | -7% |
| 20. | Food Network | 672 | -14% |
| Source: Nielsen, NPM (12/26/2022-12/3/2023, Live+7 and 12/4/2023-12/17/2023, Live+SD vs. 12/27/2021-12/4/2022, Live+7 and 12/5/2022-12/18/2022, Live+SD) Mon-Sat 8pm-11pm/Sun 7pm-11pm, ad-supported and premium pay networks. Nat Geo Mundo based on NPM-H. Excluded are Amazon and Amazon Spanish as these two networks only have programming on Thursday nights. Ranked by 2023 Year-To-Date. |
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