NASCAR and Local News Drive Chicago, IL Viewing

Local TV Snapshot: July 3-9, 2023

Market: Chicago, IL

Hours of TV Viewed: 120.3 Million

TV Households: 2,913,818

National Rank: #3

Overview:

It was all about ABC 7 Eyewitness News on WLS (ABC) this week. The 10PM slot earned the greatest live household rating throughout the week with an 8.0, or nearly 2 in 25 households tuning in. Amongst cable series, it was the NASCAR Cup Series Race on USA that earned the markets highest average household rating, pulling in a 1.1.

On the network side, WLS (ABC) continued upon the success of their series ranking clean sweep, earning the number one position with an average live household rating of 3.6. Amongst cable networks, FNC (FOX News Channel) earned the number one position, with the network pulling in an average live household rating of 0.6.

Check out these insights and our local network viewer persona below, and stay tuned to see which market we spotlight next week!

Top Five Broadcast Series (by Rating)

Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Broadcast Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

Top Five Cable Series (by Rating)

Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Cable Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

Top Five Broadcast Networks (by Rating)

Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Broadcast Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

Top Five Cable Networks (by Rating)

Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Cable Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

Network Persona Spotlight: WGN (Independent)

Source: Comscore TV, Preliminary Data, Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

Top Five Local Broadcast Networks: Social Media (By Total Actions)

Source: Comscore Social, PowerRankings, Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.

*Disclaimer: All preliminary data should be used for directional purposes only