Triton Digital’s September 2026 podcast rankings featured strong performances from political talk shows, including Pod Save America and The Dan Bongino Show. Meanwhile, The Joe Rogan Experience maintained its position atop the listeners and viewers rankings.
What We Know: Political and news commentary programs claimed three of the top five positions in Triton Digital’s Top Podcasts by Weekly Average Downloads category. Pod Save America ranked second, The Dan Bongino Show finished fourth, and The Bulwark Podcast placed fifth. Elsewhere, several political podcasts shifted positions throughout the top 20, while The Charlie Kirk Show slipped to 21st and exited the rankings’ top tier.
What The Numbers Show: Armstrong & Getty On Demand fell one position to 12th, while Bulwark Takes climbed three places to 17th. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar dropped one spot to 18th, and The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show fell three positions to 19th. Additionally, The Charlie Kirk Show slipped two places to 21st. In the Top Podcasts by Listeners/Viewers survey category, The Joe Rogan Experience remained first. The Tucker Carlson Show climbed two spots to ninth, while The Ramsey Show jumped 14 positions to 16th.
What Remains Unclear: The rankings don’t explain what drove the individual programs’ gains and declines during September. They also don’t establish whether the shifts reflect lasting audience changes or short-term fluctuations in podcast consumption.
What It Means: Political commentary continues to occupy prominent positions in the podcast landscape, with multiple programs maintaining top-five finishes by weekly downloads. However, the listener and viewer survey offers a different perspective on podcast reach beyond download totals. The gains for Tucker Carlson and Ramsey Solutions’ flagship program also highlight how rankings can shift across different measurement methods.
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