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The Gauge™

How audiences are watching TV

Unlock the monthly audience data that highlights how viewers are watching TV across platforms with The Gauge™.

February 2026

Total day | Persons 2+

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Top 10

Discover what audiences are watching, playing and listening to with Nielsen’s Top 10 lists.

Top Streaming Programs

Oct. 05 – Oct. 11, 2026

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)# of EpisodesStreaming Provider(s)
Carrie (2026)
1
1,264
8Prime Video
Below
2
1,187
6Netflix
East of Eden (2026)
3
1,162
7Netflix
Ted Lasso
4
943
44Apple TV
The Big Bang Theory
5
812
279HBO Max
Bluey
6
764
154Disney+
Spongebob Squarepants
7
737
336Paramount+
Animals
8
719
1Netflix
Mayor of Kingstown
9
712
40Netflix | Paramount+
Bob's Burgers
10
626
307Hulu

Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S., viewing through television.

Top Broadcast TV Shows

Week of Oct. 12 – Oct. 18, 2026

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS P2+ (000)HHLD RATINGtORIGINATOR
CBS NFL – NATIONAL (4:45P)
1
26,368
11.8CBS
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – COWBOYS VS. PACKERS
2
24,656
11.6NBC
FOX NFL SUNDAY – SINGLE (1:00P)
3
14,480
6.7FOX
CBS NFL – REGIONAL (1:00P)
4
14,288
6.8CBS
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
5
13,526
6.2NBC
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON ABC – BILLS VS. RAMS
6
11,024
5.8ABC
BIG NOON SATURDAY – BIG10 – OHIO ST. VS. INDIANA
7
10,376
4.8FOX
60 MINUTES
8
9,569
5.2CBS
SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – NOTRE DAME VS. BRIGHAM YOUNG
9
9,157
4.1ABC
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
10
8,356
5.0ABC

Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings. U.S. audiences. Ranked by total viewers P2+. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. that tuned into a specific television program.

Sports data

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The Women’s World Cup

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The 10 most influential women footballers on Instagram

#Player NameCountryInstagram handleFollowers
1Alisha Lehmann@alishalehmann713.4M
2Alexia Putellas@alexiaputellas2.8M
3Alex Morgan@alexmorgan1310M
4Jordyn Huitema@jordynhuitema1.6M
5Marta@martavsilva102.5M
6Megan Rapinoe@mrapinoe2.1M
7Jule Brand@jule_brand198K
8Alessia Russo@alessiarusso99457K
9Sakina Karchaoui@sakinakarchaoui727K
10Samantha Kerr@samanthakerr201.2M

The Men’s World Cup

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The 10 most influential men footballers on Instagram

#Player NameCountryInstagram handleFollowers
1Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano398.2M
2Leo Messi@leomessi518.8M
3Neymar@neymarjr196.4M
4Kylian Mbappé@k.mbappe82.9M
5Viní Jr.@vinijr27.8M
6Gavi@pablogavi12.1M
7Karim Benzema@karimbenzema62.5M
8Paulo Dybala@paulodybala51.5M
9Robert Lewandowski@_rl931.7M
10Eden Hazard@hazardeden_1027.2M

Quarterly US audio listening trends

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Methodology

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Panels

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Identity

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