According to Nielsen, the number of U.S. television homes will decline by two million for the upcoming 2014-15 season.
There will be 113.8 million U.S. television homes during the 2014-15 TV season, according to Nielsen estimates — down 2% from the 2013-14 season (115.8M) and down a fraction of a percent from 2012-13 (114.2M). This marks the smallest number of television homes since the 2007-08 TV season (112.8M).
Earlier Nielsen estimates indicated that there would be 116.3 million homes during the upcoming season.
Among the notable changes this year, Phoenix has supplanted Detroit as the #11 market. Tampa-St. Petersburg has also edged Seattle to rank as the #13 market.
List of Major League TV Markets
* Because Green Bay-Appleton is not one of Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, Milwaukee is often used as the Packers’ home market.
| # | Market | Homes | MLB | NBA | NFL | NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 7.44M | Yankees, Mets |
Knicks, Nets |
Giants, Jets |
Rangers, Devils, Islanders |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 5.52M | Dodgers, Angels |
Lakers, Clippers |
none | Kings, Ducks |
| 3 | Chicago | 3.48M | Cubs, White Sox |
Bulls | Bears | Blackhawks |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2.95M | Phillies | 76ers | Eagles | Flyers |
| 5 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 2.60M | Rangers | Mavs | Cowboys | Stars |
| 6 | SF-Oak-SJ | 2.48M | Giants, Athletics |
Warriors | 49ers, Raiders |
Sharks |
| 7 | Boston | 2.42M | Red Sox | Celtics | Patriots | Bruins |
| 8 | Washington, DC | 2.41M | Nationals | Wizards | WSH | Capitals |
| 9 | Atlanta | 2.33M | Braves | Hawks | Falcons | none |
| 10 | Houston | 2.30M | Astros | Rockets | Texans | none |
| 11 | Phoenix | 1.83M | D’Backs | Suns | Cardinals | Coyotes |
| 12 | Detroit | 1.83M | Tigers | Pistons | Lions | Wings |
| 13 | Tampa-St. Petersburg | 1.82M | Rays | none | Bucs | Lightning |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma | 1.80M | Mariners | none | Seahawks | none |
| 15 | Minn.-St. Paul | 1.73M | Twins | Wolves | Vikings | Wild |
| 16 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 1.63M | Marlins | Heat | Dolphins | Panthers |
| 17 | Denver | 1.57M | Rockies | Nuggets | Broncos | Avalanche |
| 18 | Orlando-Daytona | 1.47M | none | Magic | none | none |
| 19 | Cleveland-Akron | 1.47M | Indians | Cavaliers | Browns | none |
| 20 | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto | 1.35M | none | Kings | none | none |
| 21 | St. Louis | 1.23M | Cardinals | none | Rams | Blues |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 1.17M | Pirates | none | Steelers | Penguins |
| 23 | Portland | 1.15M | none | Blazers | none | none |
| 24 | Charlotte | 1.15M | none | Hornets | Panthers | none |
| 25 | Raleigh-Durham | 1.14M | none | none | none | Hurricanes |
| 26 | Baltimore | 1.09M | Orioles | none | Ravens | none |
| 27 | Indianapolis | 1.08M | none | Pacers | Colts | none |
| 28 | San Diego | 1.05M | Padres | none | Chargers | none |
| 29 | Nashville | 1.00M | none | none | Titans | Predators |
| 31 | Kansas City | 923K | Royals | none | Chiefs | none |
| 32 | Columbus | 914K | none | none | none | Jackets |
| 33 | San Antonio | 912K | none | Spurs | none | none |
| 34 | Salt Lake City | 897K | none | Jazz | none | none |
| 35 | Milwaukee | 893K | Brewers | Bucks | Packers* | none |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 876K | Reds | none | Bengals | none |
| 44 | Oklahoma City | 704K | none | Thunder | none | none |
| 48 | Jacksonville | 660K | none | none | Jaguars | none |
| 50 | Memphis | 654K | none | Grizzlies | none | none |
| 51 | New Orleans | 641K | none | Pelicans | Saints | none |
| 52 | Buffalo | 612K | none | none | Bills | Sabres |
| 68 | Green Bay-Appleton | 439K | none | none | Packers | none |
(This year’s estimates from Nielsen [.pdf] via tvnewscheck.com)
