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Big Brother
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“BIG BROTHER” PREMIERE WEEK UP +14% FROM LAST SEASON
“Big Brother: Unlocked” Premiere Posts Most-Watched Episode Ever, Up +46% from Last Season In its first week (episodes airing July 9, 12 and 15), BIG BROTHER live plus 3-day total multiplatform viewership averaged 4.96 million viewers, up +14% from last year (4.34m). The premiere of BIG BROTHER: UNLOCKED (July 10), the ultimate fan show with Jerry O’Connell, Taylor Hale and Derrick Lavaseur, posted its most-watched episode ever, averaging 3.44 million viewers, up +46% from its year ago debut (2.36m) in live plus 3-days of multiplatform viewing. Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform ...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS LEADS BROADCAST SERIES IN MULTIPLATFORM VIEWING FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON
#1 Series, #1 Comedy, #1 News Program, Top Four New Series Seven Top 10 Series and Six Titles Surpassing 10 Million Viewers CBS Series Also Rank High Among Combined Broadcast and Streaming Competition CBS series continues to rank high and stand out in Nielsen’s 35-day multiplatform viewing data for the full 2025-2026 broadcast season (Sept. 14, 2025-May 24, 2026). Against broadcast competition, CBS finishes the season with four of the top five series; including the #1 series/drama MARSHALS, averaging 19.3 million viewers; #2 series/drama TRACKER; and seven of the top 10 broadcast series....
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Big Brother
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“BIG BROTHER” DELIVERS MOST-WATCHED PREMIERE SINCE 2021
The season 28 premiere of BIG BROTHER (Thursday, July 9 from 8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) averaged 3.88 million viewers, the series’ most-watched premiere since July 7, 2021, and up +22% compared to last year’s premiere. On social media, the premiere was the most-engaged and most-viewed premiere since 2020. BIG BROTHER’s 28th season launched the BIG BROTHER: TIME TRIP twist, introducing 14 new Houseguests alongside surprise appearances from reality-TV veterans Angela Murray (BIG BROTHER 26), Rick Devens (SURVIVOR) and Rachel Reilly (BIG BROTHER winner and franchise icon). Rachel’s shocking “demi...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS OUTPACES COMPETITORS WITH EIGHT OF THE TOP 25 SERIES ACROSS ALL STREAMING AND BROADCAST ORIGINALS IN NIELSEN’S ALL-SERIES RANKER
Leading the Broadcast Competition: #1 Series, #1 Comedy, #1 News Program, Top Four New Series, Six Top 10 Series and Six Titles Surpassing 10 Million Viewers In Nielsen’s 35-day multiplatform viewing (through April 12), CBS titles represent 32%, or eight of the top 25 most-watched programs, across all streaming originals and broadcast series, including new dramas MARSHALS and SHERIFF COUNTRY. CBS has the most top 25 series of any streaming or broadcast competitor and twice as many as its closest broadcast competitor, including six series with 10+ million viewers. Source: Analysis of...
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CBS Entertainment
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“SURVIVOR” HISTORIC 50TH SEASON CONCLUDES WITH MOST-WATCHED FINALE SINCE 2020
Last night, May 20 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), SURVIVOR 50’s season finale drew an average of 5.78 million viewers, based on Nielsen Preliminary panel only data. This marks its most-watched season finale since season 40 on May 13, 2020 (7.61 million viewers). In the highly anticipated finale LIVE from Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood, Aubry Bracco was crowned the winner of SURVIVOR 50. In a dramatic conclusion to the Emmy-winning series’ milestone season, host and executive producer Jeff Probst revealed the jury’s votes, ultimately naming the New Hampshire native the Sole Survivor and...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS SERIES DELIVER STRONG RESULTS VS. BROADCAST AND STREAMING ORIGINALS IN LIVE PLUS 28-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP
Six of the Top 20 Series Among All Broadcast and Streaming Competition, More Than Any Other Broadcast Competitor Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+28, 9/14-3/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 28-Day Total Flight for streaming. Excludes all sports, encores, OTO telecasts and limited series with less than four telecasts. In season-to-date live plus 28-day multiplatform viewership, CBS series make up six of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition – more than any broadcast competitor, according to Nielsen. These rankings measure...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS HAS TOP 2 AND 11 OF TOP 20 SERIES IN LIVE + 7-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP AMONG ALL BROADCAST AND STREAMING COMPETITION IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH
CBS has the #1 Drama, #1 Comedy, #1 Primetime News Program and #1 Unscripted Series For the week of March 2-March 8, 2026, CBS scored the top two and 11 of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition and broadcast competition according to Nielsen’s live plus 7-day multiplatform viewership. CBS has #1 series/drama (MARSHALS), #1 comedy (GEORGIE AND MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE), #1 primetime news program (60 MINUTES) and #1 unscripted series (SURVIVOR) of the week. *Nielsen streaming data for CBS’ TRACKER are incomplete, figures will increase when corrections ...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS MIDSEASON PREMIERE WEEK TOPS BROADCAST AND STREAMING RANKINGS IN LIVE + 7-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP
Top 3 Series Among Broadcast Competition Three of the Top 4 Series Among All Broadcast and Streaming Competition Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+7, 2/23-3/01/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 7-Day Total Flight for streaming.* Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+7, 2/23-3/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 7-Day Total Flight for streaming. Does not include specials, finales or sports that fall within FSD. The CBS mid-season premiere week airing Feb. 23-March 1, 2026 scored the top three and 7 of the top 10 most-watched series among broadcast competition and three of the t...
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Marshals
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“MARSHALS” PREMIERE ON CBS IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEW SCRIPTED DEBUT WITHOUT A FOOTBALL LEAD-IN SINCE 2018, WITH 9.5 MILLION VIEWERS
The series premiere of MARSHALS on CBS (Sunday, March 1) was viewed by 9.52 million viewers, the most-watched new scripted series premiere without a football lead-in since 2018 (Source: Nielsen, Live+SD Panel + Big Data). MARSHALS is the first broadcast series from the YELLOWSTONE universe and is produced by Paramount TV Studios and 101 Studios. MARSHALS Premiere Highlights: #1 show of the week, averaging 9.52 million viewers. #1 new series premiere in the 2025-26 broadcast season. Best scripted premiere without a football lead-in since CBS’ FBI on Sept. 25, 2018 (10.09m v...
