List of most-watched television broadcasts

This article lists the television broadcasts that had the most viewers within individual countries, as measured by ratings and research agencies in those countries. The research methodology and choice of statistics varies between sources, and is explained in individual sections.
Because many events are watched simultaneously around the world and recorded programs are exported to multiple countries, it is difficult to collate reliable figures for global audiences. Those countries where reliable figures are available may use incompatible methodologies, such as the minimum age of counted viewers, and what proportion of the program must be watched when measuring the "reach" of a program, rather than its average or peak audience. Figures published by organisers and journalists are routinely exaggerated or misrepresented, claiming billions of viewers worldwide, where independent analysis suggests few if any broadcasts have reached 1 billion viewers.
Although numbers are unreliable, it is generally accepted that the most widely watched events worldwide are international sporting events such as the Summer Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and the Cricket World Cup with annual events such as the CMG New Year's Gala in China, Super Bowl in the U.S., the Indian Premier League in India and the UEFA Champions League finals in Europe picking up large regional audiences. Other broadcasts frequently claimed to have broken records include news events such as the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing, funerals of significant figures such as Michael Jackson, Diana, Princess of Wales, or Elizabeth II, and music events such as the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert, 1993 Super Bowl Halftime Show, or the CMG New Year's Gala that is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program.

Australia

Most-watched broadcasts of all time (total viewers)

The following is David Dale's approximate ranking of the most-watched television shows of all time in Australia using data from Nielsen Corporation and OzTAM.

Rank	Show	Date	Network
1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final, Australia vs England	2023	Seven Network, Optus Sport
2	Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II	2022	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
3	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final, Australia vs France	2023	Seven Network, Optus Sport
4	Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer	1981	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
5	2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony	2000	Seven Network
6	2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	2000	Seven Network
7	Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton	2011	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
8	1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	1984	Ten Network
9	The World of The Seekers	1968	Ten Network
10	Boxing: Lionel Rose v Alan Rudkin	1964	Seven Network

Note: the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the Wedding of Prince Charles and the Wedding of Prince William were all carried by all 4 major networks and are counted together.

Most viewed broadcasts from 2001 to 2023 (OzTAM 5 City Metro Average)

The following table is a list of the most viewed programs based on the OzTAM 5 City Metro Average rating system. It does not include regional numbers and uses the average viewership, not the peak viewership. Also note these ratings are not comparable with ratings before 2001 due to different methodologies used after this time. Ratings changed in 2024 and only records national viewership instead of the 5 metros.

Rank	Show	Number of viewers	Ratings	Year	Network
1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final, Australia vs England	7.13 million	-	2023	Seven Network, Optus Sport
2	Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton	6.0 million	–	2011	ABC, Network 7, Network 9, Network Ten, 7Two
3	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final, Australia vs France	4.17 million	-	2023	Seven Network, Optus Sport
4	Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle	4.09 Million	–	2018	Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC, SBS, BBC UKTV, Sky News Live
5	2005 Australian Open – Men's singles final	4.043 Million	29.3	2005	Seven Network
6	MasterChef Australia (season 2) – finale challenge	4.029 Million	27.1	2010	Network Ten
7	2003 Rugby World Cup final	4.016 Million	29.7	2003	Seven Network
8	MasterChef Australia (season 1) – finale challenge	3.726 Million	25.6	2009	Network Ten
9	2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony	3.561 Million	25.5	2006	Nine Network
10	2005 AFL Grand Final	3.386 Million	24.5	2005	Network Ten

Canada

The two most-watched television broadcasts in Canadian history occurred during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. For the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played between the United States and Canada, confirmed 16.6 million Canadians watched the whole game, roughly one-half of the country's entire population. A groundbreaking 26.5 million Canadians watched some part of the game, over 80 percent of the country's 34-million-person population. According to multiple sources, 13.3 million Canadians watched the games' opening ceremony, which was the previous record.
Many believed the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had up to 18 million viewers, but only 4.3 million TVs tuned in. This statistic does not represent the reality that most school children nationwide watched the game in gymnasiums on only one or two TVs. 10.3 million people watched the ice hockey gold medal final of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

China

China Central Television claims the Spring Festival Gala has attracted more than 1 billion viewers annually, and it has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program.
The CCTV's main evening news broadcast Xinwen Lianbo has an estimated daily audience of around 135 million people, and it is also one of the most expensive shows in the world per advertising spots, with its 2013 advertising slots selling for a record of 5.4 billion yuan.
The Legend of Bruce Lee, based on the life of Bruce Lee, has been watched by over viewers in China, making it the most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of 2017.
A Chinese boxer Zou Shiming's professional boxing debut on 6 April 2013 generated an estimated 300 million viewers. Another professional boxer Qiu Xiaojun attracted around 200 million people for his fight against Ghanaian fighter Raymond Commey on 12 February 2016.

Denmark

The following are the ten most watched programs from 1992 onwards.

Rank	Show	Viewers	Date	Channel
1	Krøniken - Episode 10	2,714,000	2004	DR1
2	Eurovision Song Contest 2001	2,667,000	2001	DR1
3	The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang	2,658,000	1995	TV2
4	UEFA Euro 1992 semi-final: Denmark vs Netherlands	2,657,000	1992	TV2
5	UEFA Euro 1992 final: Denmark vs Germany	2,632,000	1992	TV2
6	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification: Denmark vs Spain	2,547,000	1993	DR1
7	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1992	2,506,000	1992	DR1
8	The Girl and the Press Photographer	2,422,000	1992	TV2
9	1998 FIFA World Cup quarter-final: Denmark vs Brazil	2,390,000	1998	DR1
10	UEFA Euro 2012 Group Stage: Denmark vs Germany	2,378,000	2012	DR1

Germany

Note: The UEFA Euro 2008 final is missing from the list, because the lengthy trophy presentation was included into the official ratings. The game itself was watched by 28.05 million viewers.

Italy

Show	Viewers	Date	Channel	Ref.
Madonna in Concerto	30—35 million	1987	Rai 1

India

India measures the viewership of shows through TRP. Shows used to have higher ratings in 2000s as compared to present decade. The present shows that regularly score above or around the 3.5 mark are Kumkum Bhagya, and its spin off Kundali Bhagya along with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Sometimes these shows touch 4 which is still quite low as compared to highest rated shows of the last decade. Other than that Naagin is the only show now that scores above 4.7. All of these shows are produced by the same banner except Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Currently, Bigg Boss 13 has been the most watched show of 2020, recording an 11.3 TRP for the final and an average of 8.3 TRP on regular episodes, being the most watched reality show in India. Ironically, 2.5–3.5 TRP was considered an average in the 2000s era of classic serials. In the 2000s, the most watched show in India was Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi which garnered double digit ratings for 6 years on StarPlus. The most-watched channel for years has been StarPlus, then Zee TV with major competition from Colors. Mahabharat, the television adaptation of Indian epic Mahabharata, had a share of 97.8% among Indian viewers.
Aamir Khan's talk show Satyamev Jayate drew an estimated audience of 600million viewers in India. The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 cricket cup was watched by an estimated 730million viewers in India, with India vs. Pakistan being the most widely watched live event during the tournament.

Rank	Show	TVR	Network
1	Ramayan	77	Doordarshan
2	Luv Kush	67.10	Doordarshan
3	2018 Indian Premier League final	55.6	Star Network
4	Metti Oli	50.0	Sun TV
5	Panchayat	28.2	Prime Video
6	Mahabharat	22.9	Doordarshan
7	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	22.4	StarPlus
8	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin	9.2	Sony TV India
9	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	8.4	StarPlus
10	Diya Aur Baati Hum	7.7	StarPlus
11	Pavitra Rishta	7.3	Zee TV
12	Jai Hanuman	7.2	Sahara One

Ireland

A list of most-watched shows in the Republic of Ireland in the 21st century was released in January 2015. The Late Late Toy Show held the top six spots, with the 2014 edition drawing 1,593,000 viewers: over one-third of the country's population. Other high-performing shows were Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, crime drama Love/Hate, Mrs. Brown's Boys, The Sunday Game, UEFA Euro 2012 and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Japan

The following is a list of the top 50 highest rated broadcasts of all time in Japan since Video Research started their ratings survey on December 3, 1962.

No.	Show	Household Rating	Date	Network
1	14th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen	81.4%	31 December 1963	NHK
2	1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Japan vs. Soviet Union	66.8%	23 October 1964	NHK
3	2002 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Russia	66.1%	9 June 2002	Fuji TV
4	Professional wrestling - The Destroyer vs. Rikidōzan	64.0%	24 May 1963	NTV
5	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre	63.7%	31 May 1966	Fuji TV
6	Oshin	62.9%	12 November 1983	NHK
7	1998 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia	60.9%	20 June 1998	NHK
8	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Alan Rudkin	60.4%	30 November 1965	Fuji TV
9	Yoshinobu-chan Never Came Home	59.0%	5 July 1965	NHK
10	1972 Summer Olympics	58.7%	8 September 1972	NHK
11	Yukutoshi Kurutoshi	57.4%	31 December 1963	NHK
12	2010 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Paraguay	57.3%	29 June 2010	TBS
13	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Bernardo Caraballo	57.0%	4 July 1967	Fuji TV
14	Tabiji	56.9%	9 March 1968	NHK
15	The Beatles Japan Tour	56.5%	1 July 1966	NTV
16	Ohanahan	56.4%	19 September 1966	NHK
16	2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	56.4%	23 July 2021	NHK
18	Arigato	56.3%	21 December 1972	TBS
19	Ashita Koso	55.5%	31 January 1969	NHK
20	Moscow State Circus broadcast	55.3%	16 July 1963	NHK
20	Miotsukushi	55.3%	5 October 1985	NHK
22	Mayuko Hitori	55.2%	10 February 1972	NHK
23	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre	54.9%	18 May 1965	Fuji TV
24	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x José Medel	53.9%	18 May 1965	Fuji TV
25	News	53.6%	5 July 1965	NHK
26	World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Lionel Rose	53.4%	27 February 1968	Fuji TV
27	Ai Yori Aoku	53.3%	8 September 1972	NHK
27	Hatoko no Umi	53.3%	22 March 1975	NHK
29	1972 Winter Olympics	53.1%	11 February 1972	NHK
30	Akō Roshi	53.0%	29 November 1964	NHK
31	2006 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia	52.7%	18 June 2006	TV Asahi
32	Final day of the 1981 Hatsu basho	52.2%	25 January 1981	NHK
33	1968 Summer Olympics	51.8%	25 October 1968	NHK
33	Kita no Kazoku	51.8%	1 March 1974	NHK
35	Professional wrestling - Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer	51.2%	26 February 1965	NTV
36	News	50.8%	28 February 1972	NHK
36	19th Japan Record Awards	50.8%	31 December 1977	TBS
36	60th Japanese High School Baseball Championship - Closing Ceremony	50.8%	20 August 1978	NHK
39	World Flyweight Championship - Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama	50.7%	1 March 1966	Fuji TV
40	Ben Casey	50.6%	11 January 1963	TBS
40	Prime Minister Tanaka visits China	50.6%	25 September 1972	NHK
40	Final day of the 1975 Haru basho	50.6%	23 March 1975	NHK
40	Non-chan no Yume	50.6%	24 September 1988	NHK
44	Hachiji da yo! Zen'in shūgō	50.5%	7 April 1973	TBS
45	Otei-chan	50.0%	11 September 1978	NHK
45	News and weather forecast	50.0%	12 September 1982	NHK
45	Oshin	50.0%	17 August 1983	NHK
48	Ma-neechan	49.9%	25 September 1979	NHK
49	Yubikiri	49.8%	25 January 1973	TBS
50	Hanekomma	49.7%	30 August 1986	NHK

The following list is for Japanese anime only. The list covers broadcasts after 26 September 1977. Video Research had previously recorded an episode of the 1960s Astro Boy anime that earned a 40.3% rating.

No.	Show	Household Rating	Date	Network
1	Chibi Maruko-chan	39.9%	28 October 1990	Fuji TV
2	Sazae-san	39.4%	16 September 1979	Fuji TV
3	Dr. Slump	36.9%	16 December 1981	Fuji TV
4	Dokonjō Gaeru	34.5%	23 February 1979	NTV
5	Japanese Folklore Tales 2	33.6%	10 January 1981	TBS
6	Lupin the Third	32.5%	8 December 1978	NTV
7	Touch	31.9%	22 December 1985	Fuji TV
8	Ashita no Joe	31.6%	13 March 1980	NTV
9	Doraemon	31.2%	11 February 1983	TV Asahi
10	GeGeGe no Kitarō	29.6%	22 March 1986	Fuji TV

The following is a list of the most-watched films of all time on Nippon TV, as of 2007.

Rank	Film	Rating	Airing date
1	Spirited Away	46.9%	2003-01-24
2	Princess Mononoke	35.1%	1999-01-22
3	Howl's Moving Castle	32.9%	2006-07-21
4	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	30.8%	2004-06-25
5	Tsuribaka Nisshi 4	28.4%	1994-02-04
6	Tsuribaka Nisshi 6	28.3%	1994-12-23
7	Tsuribaka Nisshi 2	27.7%	1995-01-13
8	Tora-san's Forbidden Love	27.6%	1996-08-09
9	Shall We Dance?	27.4%	1997-03-28
10	Tsuribaka Nisshi 5	27.1%	1994-09-16

Mexico

A list of most-watched shows in the Mexico, Televisa and TV Azteca broadcasters, Boxing, 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,, some concerts like Maná's Unidos por La Paz at Estadio Azteca in March 2001; in 2007, the last episode of La Fea Más Bella", Funeral events like Chespirito in December 2014 the creator of TV Series El Chavo and El Chapulín Colorado, and Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010 celebrate independence from Spain also called Bicentenario 2010, had an average audience of over 40 million views in Mexican Television.

Netherlands

Since 2002, Stichting KijkOnderzoek is keeping track of viewership of Dutch television channels. All programs with a viewership over 7 million since the start of tracking are shown in the table below.

New Zealand

In 2011, the television website Throng published a list of the 12 most-watched television broadcasts in New Zealand from 1995 to 2011. This is based on average viewership of the program, but it does not include broadcasts from before 1995 or after 2011.
The Rugby World Cup has frequently had large audiences – the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, and a semi-final, both had an average audience of over 2 million.

Rank	Show	Viewship	Date	Network
1	2011 Rugby World Cup final	2,036,900	23 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori Television
2	2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final	2,024,000	16 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
3	2011 Rugby World Cup opening game	1,930,000	9 September 2011	TV 1, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
4	Boxing: Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua World Title Defence	1,841,230	12 November 2000	TV 3
5	One News special – Death of Diana, Princess of Wales	1,703,310	31 August 1997	TV 1
6	2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	1,654,310	15 September 2000	TV 1
7	One News special – Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales	1,649,710	6 September 1997	TV 1
8	2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-final	1,624,400	9 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
9	2003 Rugby World Cup final	1,604,800	22 November 2003	TV 1
10	Martin Bashir's interview with Diana, Princess of Wales	1,516,780	21 November 1995	TV 2

Philippines

AGB Nielsen

The following table shows the all-time highest rating television shows in Mega Manila as tallied by AGB Nielsen since 1992. However, ratings are from a single highest recorded episode of the show and it is not the average over-all ratings for the whole season or series.

Rank	Network	Program	Year	Rating
1	ABS-CBN	The Battle: Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales	2006	83.5%
2	ABS-CBN	Rosalinda	1999	69.8%
3	ABS-CBN	Esperanza	1997	67.0%
4	ABS-CBN	Pangako Sa 'Yo	2002	64.9%
5	ABS-CBN	Meteor Garden	2003	63.8%
6	ABS-CBN	Miss Universe 1994	1994	62.5%
7	RPN	Marimar	1996	61.7%
8	ABS-CBN	María Mercedes	1996	59.7%
9	RPN	Miss Universe 1999	1999	58.4%
10	GMA	Bubble Gang	1997	57.6%

Poland

List of the 10 most-watched television broadcasts since the beginning of telemetry research in Poland by Nielsen Media Research:

Rank	Program	Date	Channel	Number of viewers	Share
1	Funeral of Pope John Paul II	08 April 2005	TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, Polsat, TVN, TVN24 and others	Over 21,400,000	Almost 90%
2	UEFA Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal	30 June 2016	TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	15,974,822	86.57%
3	UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Russia	12 June 2012	TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	14,683,216	81.51%
4	UEFA Euro 2016: Germany vs Poland	16 June 2016	TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	14,352,012	80.89%
5	UEFA Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs Poland	16 June 2012	TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	14,070,492	81.28%
6	FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia	24 June 2018	TVP1, TVP Sport	13,631,335	75.45%
7	UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Greece	8 June 2012	TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	13,308,343	83.78%
8	2002 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping Men's K120 Individual	13 February 2002	TVP1	13,259,612	75.15%
9	Funeral of President Lech Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska	18 April 2010	TVP1, TVP2, TVP Info, Polsat, Polsat News, TVN, TVN 24 and others	13,033,967	86.68%
10	UEFA Euro 2016: Ukraine vs Poland	21 June 2016	TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	12,639,308	81.67%

Portugal

Rank	Show	Episode	Rating	Share	Date	Channel
1	UEFA Euro 2020	Belgium vs Portugal	40.2	69.9%	27 June 2021	TVI
2	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs Netherlands	40.1	85.4%	30 June 2004	RTP1
3	UEFA Euro 2012	Portugal vs Spain	39.5	76.0%	27 June 2012	SIC
4	2022 FIFA World Cup	Portugal vs Switzerland	39.1	68.4%	6 December 2022	RTP1
5	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs England	39.0	85.1%	24 June 2004	RTP1
6	UEFA Euro 2016	Portugal vs Wales	38.4	75.4%	6 July 2016	RTP1
7	UEFA Euro 2016	Portugal vs France	38.2	78.1%	10 July 2016	RTP1
8	UEFA Euro 2012	Portugal vs Netherlands	38.1	73.4%	17 June 2012	TVI
9	2022 FIFA World Cup	Portugal vs Uruguay	38	66%	28 November 2022	RTP1
10	2014 FIFA World Cup	United States vs Portugal	37.8	75.4%	22 June 2014	RTP1

Serbia

Rank	Show	Episode	Viewers	Date	Channel	Ref.
1	Eurovision Song Contest 2008	Final	4.562.000	24 May 2008	RTS 1
2	2005–06 UEFA Champions League	Crvena Zvezda vs Milan	3.350.000	22 August 2006	RTS 1

South Korea

Viewership ratings are provided by two companies in South Korea, AGB Nielsen Media Research and TNmS. Originally Media Service Korea was the only company providing such information, and it was later acquired by Nielsen Media Research. In 1999, TNS Media Korea also began such service, and later changed its name to TNmS. AGB collects viewership data based on 2050 households, while TNmS has 2000 households with measuring devices. Drama ratings usually vary between the two companies by 2–3%.

#	Drama	Channel	Viewership	Date
1	First Love	KBS2	65.8%	20 April 1997
2	Was It Love?	MBC	64.9%	24 May 1992
3	Sandglass	SBS	64.5%	6 February 1995
4	Hur Jun	MBC	63.7%	27 June 2000
5	A Sunny Place of the Young	KBS2	62.7%	12 November 1995
6	You and I	MBC	62.4%	12 April 1998
7	Son and Daughter	MBC	61.1%	21 March 1993
8	Taejo Wang Geon	KBS1	60.2%	20 May 2001
9	Eyes of Dawn	MBC	58.4%	6 February 1992
10	Dae Jang Geum	MBC	57.8%	23 March 2004

Spain

This table counts broadcasts after private networks started transmission in 1990. The highest-rated broadcast from before then was an episode of Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez in 1987, which had over 20 million viewers.

Sweden

Statistics from Mediamätning Skandinavien

United States

Although the Apollo 11 Moon landing is considered as the most watched television event in American history, it is considered a news event, meaning that CBS's live telecast of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 holds the record for the largest average viewership of any live network U.S. television broadcast, with 123.7 million viewers. During this broadcast, the halftime show was watched by 129.1 million viewers. Super Bowl XLV's live broadcast in February 2011 helped Fox become the first television network in the United States to be watched by at least 100 million American viewers by average for a single primetime night of programming. Moreover, Super Bowl telecasts account for 22 of the most-watched television broadcasts based on overall viewership in U.S. television history. Fox's live telecast of Super Bowl LI in 2017 currently holds the largest total viewership in U.S. television history, with 172 million viewers. In 2025, the Super Bowl attracted 127.7 million viewers on Fox's television broadcast, surpassing the previous year's viewership of 123.7 million.

Most-watched broadcasts

Rank	Broadcast	Average viewers	Date	Network
1	Apollo 11 Moon landing	125–150	20 July 1969	multiple
2	Super Bowl LIX	133.5	9 February 2025	Fox
3	Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show	133.4	31 January 1993	NBC
4	Super Bowl LVIII	123.7	11 February 2024	CBS
5	Super Bowl LVII	115.1	12 February 2023	Fox
6	Super Bowl XLIX	114.4	1 February 2015	NBC
7	Super Bowl LVI	112.3	13 February 2022	NBC
8	Super Bowl XLVIII	112.2	2 February 2014	Fox
9	Super Bowl 50	111.9	7 February 2016	CBS
10	Super Bowl XLVI	111.3	5 February 2012	NBC
10	Super Bowl LI	111.3	5 February 2017	Fox

Most-watched television interviews

Rank	Interviewee	Interviewer	Average viewers	Series	Air date	Network
1	Michael Jackson	Oprah Winfrey	62.30	"Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah"	10 February 1993	ABC
2	Monica Lewinsky	Barbara Walters	48.54	20/20	3 March 1999	ABC
3	Richard Nixon	David Frost	45.00	Nixon Talks	4 May 1977	CBS
4	Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley	Diane Sawyer	37.50	Prime Time Live	14 June 1995	ABC
5	Bill and Hillary Clinton	Steve Kroft	34.00	60 Minutes	26 January 1992	CBS
6	Stormy Daniels	Anderson Cooper	22.11	60 Minutes	25 March 2018	CBS
7	Barack Obama	Matt Lauer	21.90	Today	1 February 2009	NBC
8	Whitney Houston	Diane Sawyer	21.27	Primetime	4 December 2002	ABC
9	John and Patsy Ramsey	Barbara Walters	19.60	20/20	17 March 2000	ABC