Year in Review: Most-Watched Television Networks — Ranking 2020’s Winners and Losers

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Steady viewership erosion for broadcast and cable went into overdrive this year, despite a pandemic that should have increased or at least stabilized viewership. Here are the top-rated networks of 2020

jumped 83%. Fox News was even a top 10 network in adults 18-49, despite its older skew, while CNN was up a whopping 95 percent in that demo. Meanwhile, CNN had its most-watched prime time ratings ever in 2020 with both total viewers and the key 25-54 news demo. Fox News, meanwhile, also had its best-ever year, becoming the first-ever cable news network to average more than 3 million viewers in primetime.

Below are the primetime rankers for broadcast, cable and premium cable networks in 2020, among total viewers . Most Nielsen-rated networks can be found here, with the exception of a few channels that are not ad-supported. [For historical record, here are previous year-end network rankers:

 

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paulmac708 Interesting. But they’ll be fine with their new movie deal.

Instead of remaking Sex in the City and True Blood they should remake GOT season 8.

Oh, I believe this!

That's what happens when they spend years playing up conspiracy theories

...premium tv subscriptions probably dropped because a lot of people became financially insecure as the pandemic went on and they were the 'easiest' thing to drop.

They need those GOT spin offs ASAP

Wow

“George? Yeah we’re gonna need a follw up show ASAP.”

Watchmen and Lovecraft Country I think were better than any season of GoT

All that was build, the war against the walkers, the war for the seven kingdoms suddenly was solved. They rushed the end because the producers wanted to make their Star Wars movie and made a awful mistake

Did the other half disappear in 2019 (during season 8)?

Hey HBO lets talk: 2.6.1953 The Queen of England finds a book “The Royal Confessional”. It contains entries written by her predecessors, recounting all the magical events that have befallen her island. But one character keeps turning up; a man with dark skin & storm-like eyes.

People on internet when they haven’t yet told you their opinion on Season 8

Remember when they botched the end of their best series so absurdly spectacularly?

GameOfThrones finale was the ABSOLUTE WORST!

Winter had come. And winter has gone. We go back to build the wall. Never to return, till the next winter comes

I am waiting for HOTD

The series finale was poorly done and rushed but what Daenerys does and becomes should come as no surprise. They tell you what is going to happen throughout the 8 seasons 🤷🏻‍♂️

Whoa

They lost me after that horrendous finale. I'm never watching anything from them again.

The undoing and Industry are worth watching .... but yah that’s it

Hmm...I would have thought any decline would have to do with the rollout of Hbo max not being available on roku until a few weeks ago. Cause what HBO will always have is top tier content💪🏾 : Euphoria, Watchmen, Succession, Lovecraft, I May Destroy You, Legendary, McMillions.....

That’s a shame. “Succession,” “Watchmen” and “Bad Education” are worth an HBO subscription alone.

They were in such a hurry to end it, they missed a season, then killed off the heroine that they turned into a devil. They should have kept it going. What guy kills his co-leader lover that trusts him to do what the enemy Lannister would have wanted by killing Danerys?

Out of all the movies coming out in 2021 on their hbomax rollout, I'm looking forward to Sicario and yellowstone TaylorSheridan's ThoseWhoWishMeDead with AngelinaJolie, JoeBernthal, NicolousHoult and TylerPerry, plus Dune.

Sucession is the best Drama on tv

HBO Max will catch up. Minus the Queen's Gambit and the Crown, there is still something very 'netflix' about the quality of shows. like the visuals and cinematography and editing

Don’t count on many of us for any sequel.

WeThrones Of course We deserved at least 10 seasons

It’s because this hbomax addition was confusing and a pain in the ass. Some content being on hulu and some not. If i pay for it thru hulu, dont make me log in separately via the app. Not worth it. I stick around for Succession only. Work it out HBO. Your kingdom is falling fast

Because HBO Max has all the HBO content, plus more

Millions got on board the GoT ship just last year out of FOMO and unsubscribed the minute the series ended. That's hardly HBO audience, so it's not THAT much of a loss to the network.

Maybe the ending was worse than they thought.

lmaooo

And people still think HBO wanted GoT to last longer for creative reasons lol They would keep GoT running even without Kit and Emilia... Just like The Walking Dead did.

And that’s why you don’t place all your eggs in one basket

Stay_Cruel thefansremember

Not to mention the 'woke' crap they produced for 2020

Part of that is the switch to HBO MAX. it is very hard to get now if you don’t have a newer TV. Many of the ways to watch it (ex. Tivo) don’t carry it. I can only watch on the computer now. HBO screwed itself.

how did its non-linear audience fare?

Bring real sex back...lmao

luiscarov22

Well maybe if HBO wasn't $15 a month that wouldn't have happened. If you don't have a hit TV show on, you need to lower your price.

I was one

🙋🏻‍♂️

Not surprising

Residuals.

That sucks

I loved it❤..& i am not even a sports fan... Jumpman23 has a special presence that would mesmerize anyone & his talent just makes it extra special!

NC boy's know how to bring the ball home...

TLC has a chronic problem with sex abuse on their shows.

Ha fake report!!!Its called tooting yur own horn😬🤧

TLC The Lunatic Channel.

Good grief. What a trio.

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