List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2020

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The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2020.

Most watched by week

Most watched single-network primetime programs
Week ofTitleNetworkViewers
(million)		Ref.
January 6 NFC Divisional playoff (Seahawks vs. Packers) Fox 37.24 [1]
January 13 NFC Championship (Packers vs. 49ers) 42.79 [2]
January 20 62nd Annual Grammy Awards CBS 18.69 [3]
January 27 Super Bowl LIV Fox100.45 [4]
February 3 92nd Academy Awards ABC 23.57 [5]
February 10 NCIS CBS11.76 [6]
February 17 Ninth Democratic debate NBC12.11 [7]
February 24 Tenth Democratic debate CBS15.34 [8]
March 2 60 Minutes 9.39 [9]
March 9NCIS10.76 [10]
March 1660 Minutes10.90 [11]
March 23NCIS13.20 [12]
March 3013.66 [13]
April 660 Minutes9.68 [14]
April 13NCIS13.50 [15]
April 2060 Minutes10.90 [16]
April 27 Young Sheldon 10.15 [17]
May 460 Minutes9.53 [18]
May 119.94 [19]
Highest rated syndicated programs (weekly average)
Week ofTitleDistributorRating
(household)		Ref.
January 6 Jeopardy! CTD 7.1 [20]
January 13 Judge Judy 6.8 [21]
January 20 Family Feud D-M 6.2 [22]
Wheel of Fortune CTD6.2 [22]
Jeopardy!6.2 [22]
January 276.3 [23]
February 3Judge Judy6.5 [24]
February 106.9 [25]
February 176.5 [26]
February 246.6 [27]
March 26.4 [28]
Jeopardy!6.4 [28]
March 96.5 [29]
March 167.3 [30]
March 237.3 [31]
March 307.2 [32]
April 6Family FeudD-M7.4 [33]
April 137.2 [34]
Jeopardy!CTD7.2 [34]
April 20Family FeudD-M7.1 [35]
April 27Jeopardy!CTD7.0 [36]

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