In late age , many ofTV’sbiggest shows have come from teem services — from Apple TV+’sTed Lassoand Netflix’sBridgertonto Disney+’sThe Mandalorianand beyond . And as those streamers continue to lean heavily into original content , we ’re left to inquire what current offer masses still watch over on onetime - fashioned channels .
In a countersign , football . Varietycompiled the viewership stats across internet and cable channel for the 2021 - 2022 TV season and found that three of the four most watched plan were weekly football broadcasts . NBC’sSunday Night Footballis the most popular , with just over 18.1 million viewers , followed by Fox’sThursday Night Footballat about 15.4 million . Monday night games on ESPN landed in quaternary place , slimly edged out of third by everyone ’s favoritedad show : Paramount internet ’s Kevin Costner - starringYellowstone .
All mutant and rancher dynasties aside , watcher tend to melodic line intocrimeand procedural dramas more than anything . NCIS , FBI , Blue Bloods , andThe Equalizermade the top 10 , along with60 MinutesandChicago Fire . NBC ’s Chicago universe of discourse at large has a broader fanbase than strictly - rain buckets goggle box lovers might realize : Chicago P.D.andChicago Medare both in the top 15 . In other run-in , Dick Wolf ’s supremacy of web tv set is n’t over . Asco - creatorof the Chicago , FBI , andLaw & Orderfranchises , he has a aggregate of nine show in the top 50 .
meshing sitcoms are n’t just living up to the precedent adjust by classics likeFriendsandSeinfeld , but they ’re not extinct yet : CBS’sThe Big Bang Theoryprequel seriesYoung Sheldontook 12th place . And when it comes toreality TV , long - running competition series continue to reign supreme : The Voice , Survivor , andAmerican Idolall made the top 50 .
Scroll on to see if your ( or your parents ’ ) favorite show did too , and check outVariety ’s full listhere .
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