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CBS Entertainment
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“SURVIVOR” AND “THE AMAZING RACE” SEASON PREMIERES HIT THEIR LARGEST 3-DAY STREAMING VIEWERSHIPS EVER
SURVIVOR season 49 and THE AMAZING RACE season 38 premiere episodes had their largest live plus 3-day viewership in both shows’ history, since L+3 measurement was introduced in 2007. SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE streaming alone is up +138% and +127%, respectively. SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE Premiere Episode 3-Day Multiplatform Viewership Highlights: SURVIVOR SURVIVOR season 49 premiere (Sept. 24 from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) grew to 6.83 million viewers (from 4.03m) with three days of multiplatform viewership, up +2% from last year’s premiere. Streaming alone is up +138% o...
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Big Brother
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VIEWERS HAVE WATCHED MORE THAN 8 BILLION MINUTES OF “BIG BROTHER” THIS SUMMER – UP +27% FROM LAST YEAR
Most-Streamed Summer Ever and Total Multiplatform Viewership Grew +23% Viewers have watched more than 8 billion minutes of BIG BROTHER mystery and mayhem throughout this summer’s 27th season. The two-hour live finale airs Sunday, Sept. 28 (8:30-10:30 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and Paramount+ with one Houseguest to be crowned the winner. BIG BROTHER Season-to-Date Viewership Highlights: Viewers have spent 8.4 billion minutes with BIG BROTHER (season 27), up +27% (6.61b) from last summer, with full episodes and live feeds across CBS, Paramount+ and Pluto TV. BIG BROTHER full-episode vie...
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77th Emmy® Awards
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THE “77TH EMMY® AWARDS” DELIVERS ITS LARGEST TELEVISION AUDIENCE SINCE 2021, UP +8% FROM LAST YEAR
Live Streaming on Paramount+ Up +76% from the Last CBS-Hosted Emmy Awards Last night’s 77TH EMMY® AWARDS hosted by Nate Bargatze was seen by more than 7.42 million viewers on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. It was the #1 entertainment program of the night and hit a four-year viewership high since it last aired on CBS in 2021, up +8% from its 2024 airing on ABC. Watched by more than 7.42 million viewers – #1 entertainment program of the night and up +8% from its 2024 airing on ABC. Most-watched Emmys since 2021, when it last aired on CBS. Most-watc...
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CBS Entertainment
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THE “2025 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS” DELIVERS ITS LARGEST TELEVISION AUDIENCE SINCE 2019, UP +42% FROM LAST YEAR
Last night’s 2025 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS hosted by LL COOL J was the #1 entertainment program of the night, hitting a six-year viewership high and seen by more than 5.5 million viewers on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+. The awards show was up against the “Sunday Night Football” time-period premiere (Raven vs Bills) and finished second in its time period. Watched by more than 5.5 million viewers – #1 Entertainment Program of the night. Most-watched day-of-event VMAs since 2019. Audience up +42% from last year’s airing on MTV and simu...
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Big Brother
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“BIG BROTHER” WATCHED BY NEARLY 26 MILLION UNIQUE VIEWERS
Premiere Week Multiplatform Viewership Up +11% Year Over Year “Big Brother” Multiplatform Viewership Highlights: BIG BROTHER season 27 season to date has reached nearly 26 million unique viewers across broadcast on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Premiere week (episodes airing July 10 and 13) L+7 multiplatform viewership is averaging 4.9 million, up +11% from last summer premiere week. Paramount+ streaming alone is up +9%. Through its first two weeks (episodes airing July 10, 13, 16, 17, 20), season-to-date multiplatform viewership is averaging 4.8 million, ...
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The 78th Annual Tony Awards
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“THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS” HOSTED BY CYNTHIA ERIVO DELIVERS ITS LARGEST BROADCAST AUDIENCE SINCE 2019 AND ITS LARGEST STREAMING AUDIENCE EVER
Last night’s THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS on CBS (Live 8:00-11:10 PM, ET/5:00-8:10 PM, PT), hosted by Cynthia Erivo, delivered its largest broadcast audience since 2019, up +38% YoY, and its largest live streaming audience ever on Paramount+, up +208% YoY. THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS Ratings Highlights: Averaged 4.85 million viewers, up +38% from last year (3.53m) #1 non-sports program of the night Year-over-year gains across key demos and best since 2018: A25-54 up +91% YoY A18-49 up +107% YoY A18-34 up +147% YoY Social media engagement was at a thr...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS TOPS MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP IN THE FIRST FULL SEASON OF NIELSEN DATA RELEASE
Source: Nielsen NPM AA, Live+35, 9/15/2024-3/16/2025; Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming. Six of the Top 20 Most-Watched Shows Among All Streamers and Broadcasters Are on CBS In Nielsen’s first full season releasing competitive multiplatform data, CBS is the #1 broadcast network in 35-day multiplatform viewing for the 2024-2025 season (see chart above) and its most popular shows rank high among ALL the top streaming and broadcasting series. In 35-day multiplatform viewership average per episode among all broadcast series, CBS has: Six of the top eight series: #1 TRACKER; #...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS TO HIT A RECORD 17TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS THE MOST-WATCHED NETWORK; WITH THE TOP SEVEN PRIMETIME SHOWS
CBS is on track to be “America’s Most-Watched Network” for a record-breaking 17th consecutive season with the top seven shows on television. This breaks broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970. This is CBS’ 22nd win in the last 23 years. In broadcast alone with Nielsen “Most Current” ratings, CBS’ primetime viewership (excluding sports) averages 4.99 million viewers, up +14% year over year. CBS Milestones for 2024/2025 Season to Date: Top seven shows: #1 TRACKER, #2 MATLOCK, #3 60 MINUTES, #4 FBI, #5 GEORGIE AND MANDY’S F...
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Matlock
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KATHY BATES-LED “MATLOCK” FINISHES SEASON AS TELEVISION’S #1 NEW SERIES
17 Million Viewers Watch “Matlock” Across Broadcast and Streaming on Paramount+ in Live+35 Days MATLOCK finished its debut season as television’s #1 new series and #2 series overall. Its two-hour season finale (Thursday, April 17 from 9:00-11:00 PM) delivered 5.60 million viewers and was the night’s #1 primetime program (according to Nielsen). Throughout the season, an average of 17 million viewers watch MATLOCK across broadcast and streaming on Paramount+, making it the #1 new broadcast series and #2 broadcast series overall in multiplatform viewing (according to Nielsen - Live+35 Lin...
