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The most-watched TV shows of the year 2020-2021

by Jhanvi Mehtalia
May 26, 2021
in Entertainment
Reading Time: 14 mins read
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The year 2020-2021 was a major year for TV and OTT shows. Due to pandemic and lockdown TV saw a jump in viewership and OTT platforms saw a massive increase in subscription. In a first a lots of production house released their movies on OTT and TV. Let us take a look at the most-watched tv shows of 2020-21.

Hits

Equalizer(CBS)

All hail the Queen. Equalizer is one of the most-watched tv shows of the year on linear TV — and the second-most-watched amusement program. It is perhaps the most-watched TV show.

Ken Jeong

The comic has become a colossal piece of Fox’s lineup, and he’s additionally associated with the two top-20 unscripted arrangement. “The Masked Singer,” of which Jeong is a panelist, positioned No. 4 this year (tied with “This Is Us”), while “I Can See Your Voice,” which Jeong has, is tied at No. 19. Jeong’s third appearance in the best 100 is for “The Masked Dancer,” on which he was also a panelist.

Curse of Oak Island (History):

What indeed is ‘Curse of Oak Island?’ And consistently we Google it and re-find the frenzied ubiquity of the treasure hunters off of Nova Scotia. This year, it’s also the most-watched tv entertainment series of the year.

TLC:

Perhaps they should go from one end to the other “90 Day Fiancé” on TLC, given the continuous accomplishment of the establishment. What’s more, really, they kind of have, with innumerable offshoot series, all doing so well. This year, the organization’s “90 Day Fiancé Happily Ever After: Tell All,” “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,” “90 Day Fiancé: Tell All” and the first “90 Day Fiancé” are among the top-rated tv series in adults 18-49. Likewise, what is “Darcey and Stacey,” you may inquire? Why, it’s a spinoff of the “90 Day” establishment, obviously!

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The 100 top-rated series of 2020-2021

RANKPROGRAM (NETWORK)RATING /SHARE18-49 VIEWER (000)
1.NFL Sunday Night Football (NBC)4.8/266,216
2.NFL Thursday Night Football (Fox/NFL)3.9/235,008
3.NFL Monday Night Football (ESPN)3.5/204,494
4.This Is Us (NBC)2.0/132,636
The Masked Singer (Fox)2.0/132,599
6.Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)1.9/122,519
NFL Thursday Night Football (NFL)1.9/122,491
Equalizer (CBS)1.9/122,442
9.9-1-1 (Fox)1.8/112,319
The Bachelorette (ABC)1.8/102,308
The Bachelor (ABC)1.8/112,283
12.Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)1.7/122,136
13.Chicago P.D. (NBC)1.6/122,124
Chicago Fire (NBC)1.6/102,037
15.9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)1.5/91,988
South Park (Comedy Central)1.5/91,931
17.Law & Order: SVU (NBC)1.4/91,835
Chicago Med (NBC)1.4/81,829
19.FBI (CBS)1.3/81,678
I Can See Your Voice (Fox)1.3/71,646
The Good Doctor (ABC)1.3/81,646
Station 19 (ABC)1.3/81,645
NCIS (CBS)1.3/81,633
24.60 Minutes (CBS)1.2/71,596
The Voice-Tuesday (NBC)1.2/71,574
Big Sky (ABC)1.2/81,527
The Voice-Monday (NBC)1.2/71,527
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)1.2/61,515
Young Sheldon (CBS)1.2/81,513
30.American Idol (ABC)1.1/71,487
90 Day Fiancé Happily Ever After: Tell All (TLC)1.1/61,466
The Walking Dead (AMC)1.1/71,445
The Conners (ABC)1.1/71,439
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (TLC)1.1/61,339
The Amazing Race (CBS)1.1/61,359
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)1.1/71,372
The Neighborhood (CBS)1.1/71,366
38.Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)1.0/71,336
A Million Little Things (ABC)1.0/71,324
90 Day Fiancé: Tell All (TLC)1.0/71,308
FBI: Most Wanted (CBS)1.0/71,303
90 Day Fiancé (TLC)1.0/61,293
New Amsterdam (NBC)1.0/71,280
The Rookie (ABC)1.0/71,279
The Resident (Fox)1.0/61,262
46.Manifest (NBC)0.9/71,228
Supermarket Sweep (ABC)0.9/51,225
Saturday Night Football (ABC)0.9/61,221
Call Me Kat (Fox)0.9/61,219
Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo)0.9/51,216
American Idol-Monday (ABC)0.9/61,211
Mom (CBS)0.9/61,203
The Masked Dancer (Fox)0.9/51,198
The Goldbergs (ABC)0.9/61,189
Family Guy (Fox)0.9/51,185
Blue Bloods (CBS)0.9/71,181
S.W.A.T. (CBS)0.9/61,178
Shark Tank (ABC)0.9/71,177
Curse of Oak Island (History)0.9/61,150
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)0.9/51,144
Seal Team (CBS)0.9/61,144
Young Rock (NBC)0.9/61,136
The Simpsons (Fox)0.9/51,132
The Challenge: Double Agents (MTV)0.9/61,126
Below Deck (Bravo)0.9/51,118
American Housewife (ABC)0.9/51,108
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)0.9/51,107
The Chase (ABC)0.9/51,104
69.Prodigal Son (Fox)0.8/51,094
Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)0.8/51,087
Clarice (CBS)0.8/61,082
Bull (CBS)0.8/61,079
The Weakest Link (NBC)0.8/51,057
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)0.8/51,053
Magnum P.I. (CBS)0.8/61,053
Last Man Standing (Fox)0.8/51,032
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After (TLC)0.8/51,019
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)0.8/4984
B Positive (CBS)0.8/5983
Mr. Mayor (NBC)0.8/5982
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)0.8/5976
82.Jersey Shore: Family Vacation S4 (MTV)0.7/5968
60 Minutes Presents (CBS)0.7/6959
Superstore (NBC)0.7/5957
Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo)0.7/4950
Name That Tune (Fox)0.7/4950
Rebel (ABC)0.7/5950
WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Fox)0.7/5946
Good Girls (NBC)0.7/5933
The Unicorn (CBS)0.7/5928
MacGyver (CBS)0.7/5927
The Blacklist (NBC)0.7/5925
Teen Mom II S10 (MTV)0.7/4922
Game of Talents (Fox)0.7/5916
Home Economics (ABC)0.7/5914
Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)0.7/4901
Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo)0.7/5898
Darcey & Stacey (TLC)0.7/4896
To Tell The Truth (ABC)0.7/5896
Debris (NBC)0.7/5895
Paramount Plus Challenge Sneak (MTV)0.7/5892
All Rise (CBS)0.7/4890
Transplant (NBC)0.7/5887
For Life (ABC)0.7/5878
Press Your Luck (ABC)0.7/4877
20/20 (ABC)0.7/5877
Black-ish (ABC)0.7/4867
United States of Al (CBS)0.7/4861
WWE Monday Night Raw (USA)0.7/4847
Gold Rush (Discovery)0.7/4842

Top 100 shows of 2020-2021 (Most viewers)

America’s most-watched tv shows of the 2020-2021 season are:

RANKTITLE (NETWORK)VIEWERS (000)
1.NFL Sunday Night Football (NBC)16,662
2.NFL Thursday Night Football (Fox/NFL Network)13,418
3.NCIS (CBS)12,730
4.Equalizer (CBS)12,686
5.NFL Monday Night Football (ESPN)11,266
6.FBI (CBS)11,073
7.60 Minutes (CBS)10,881
8.Chicago Fire (NBC)10,319
9.Blue Bloods (CBS)10,161
10.Chicago Med (NBC)9,850
11.9-1-1 (Fox)9,819
Chicago PD (NBC)9,819
13.This Is Us (NBC)9,477
14.Young Sheldon (CBS)9,465
15.9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)8,900
16.FBI: Most Wanted (CBS)8,898
17.The Voice-Tuesday (NBC)8,699
18.Bull (CBS)8,640
19.The Voice-Monday (NBC)8,590
20.Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)8,351
21.The Good Doctor (ABC)8,304
22.Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)8,227
23.60 Minutes Presents (CBS)8,094
24.NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)7,794
25.The Masked Singer (Fox)7,668
26.Big Sky (ABC)7,514
27.Magnum P.I. (CBS)7,481
28.American Idol (ABC)7,428
29.Dancing with the Stars (ABC)7,329
30.NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)7,216
31.Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)7,151
32.Station 19 (ABC)7,141
33.New Amsterdam (NBC)7,138
34.The Rookie  (ABC)7,115
35.Mom (CBS)6,986
36.The Neighborhood (CBS)6,805
37.Law & Order: SVU (NBC)6,785
38.Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)6,584
39.Seal Team (CBS)6,526
40.The Bachelor (ABC)6,461
41.NFL Thursday Night Football (NFL)6,297
42.American Idol-Monday (ABC)6,238
43.Clarice (CBS)6,201
44.United States of Al (CBS)6,095
45.The Bachelorette (ABC)6,045
46.S.W.A.T. (CBS)6,004
47.MacGyver (CBS)5,897
48.All Rise (CBS)5,835
49.Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)5,772
50.Rebel (ABC)5,735
51.The Resident (Fox)5,733
52.The Conners (ABC)5,692
53.B Positive (CBS)5,691
54.The Chase (ABC)5,604
55.Manifest (NBC)5,521
56.The Blacklist (NBC)5,509
57.A Million Little Things (ABC)5,492
58.Transplant (NBC)5,492
59.The Amazing Race (CBS)5,406
60.America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)5,367
61.The Unicorn (CBS)5,052
62.Debris (NBC)5,031
63.Shark Tank (ABC)5,021
64.I Can See Your Voice (Fox)4,836
65.Last Man Standing (Fox)4,655
66.To Tell the Truth (ABC)4,487
67.Mr. Mayor (NBC)4,459
68.The Weakest Link (NBC)4,458
69.The Goldbergs (ABC)4,427
70.Curse of Oak Island (History)4,183
71.Call Me Kat (Fox)4,159
72.20/20 (ABC)4,158
73.Prodigal Son (Fox)4,154
74.Dateline Friday (NBC)4,151
75.American Housewife (ABC)4,022
76.Supermarket Sweep (ABC)3,875
77.The Masked Dancer (Fox)3,874
78.Saturday Night Football (ABC)3,867
79.Dateline Monday (NBC)3,853
80.Young Rock (NBC)3,847
81.Tough as Nails (CBS)3,843
82.Press Your Luck (ABC)3,831
83.90 Day Fiancé Happily Ever After: Tell All (TLC)3,817
84.Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)3,794
85.Emergency Call (ABC)3,763
86.Dateline Thursday (NBC)3,762
87.Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ABC)3,735
88.The Walking Dead (AMC)3,711
89.Home Economics (ABC)3,659
90.Call Your Mother (ABC)3,625
91.American Ninja Warrior (NBC)3,613
92.90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (NBC)3,580
93.The Wall (NBC)3,468
94.Match Game (ABC)3,438
95.The Hustler (ABC)3,436
96.Name That Tune (Fox)3,280
97.90 Day Fiancé: Tell All (TLC)3,217
98.Black-ish (ABC)3,207
99.For Life (ABC)3,203
100.90 Day Fiancé (TLC)3,141

The most-watched broadcast networks of 2020-20201 (Total viewers)

  1. CBS (6,202,000; down 18%)
  2. NBC (5,236,000; down 19%)
  3. ABC (4,639,000; down 14%)
  4. Fox (4,174,000; down 33%)
  5. Univision (1,333,000; down 9%)
  6. Ion (1,068,000; down 17%)
  7. Telemundo (1,030,000; down 6%)
  8. The CW (834,000; down 20%)
  9. Me TV (761,000; up 2%)
  10. Unimas (527,000; up 2%)

The top-rated broadcast network of 2020-2021

1. Fox (1,367,000; down 37%)
2. NBC (1,312,000; down 22%)
3. CBS (1,240,000; down 7%)
4. ABC (1,173,000; down 17%)
5. Univision (505,000; down 17%)
6. Telemundo (396,000; down 18%)
7. Ion (244,000; down 30%)
8. The CW (239,000; down 39%)
9.Unimas (237,000; down 6%)

10. Me TV (79,000; up 5%)

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