English- and Spanish-language telecasts on broadcast and cable. Estimates include live and same-day timeshifted viewing. Excludes breakouts, specials, sustainers, repeats, programs less than 5 minutes in duration and programs with less than four telecasts.
This statistic presents the leading primetime TV programs in the United States in 2018, based on average viewers. 'Roseanne' on ABC ranked first with almost ** million viewers on ABC.
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Nielsen. (December 17, 2018). Leading regularly scheduled primetime TV programs in the United States in 2018, based on average viewers (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/214642/top-10-primetime-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Leading regularly scheduled primetime TV programs in the United States in 2018, based on average viewers (in millions)." Chart. December 17, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/214642/top-10-primetime-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
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Leading regularly scheduled primetime TV programs in the United States in 2018, based on average viewers (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, December 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/214642/top-10-primetime-tv-programs-in-the-united-states/
