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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...
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Sheriff Country
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“SHERIFF COUNTRY” MIDSEASON PREMIERE SCORES ITS MOST-WATCHED EPISODE AND IS THE #1 SHOW OF THE NIGHT
CBS Friday Night Midseason Premieres Return as #1, Up +9% from Last Originals SHERIFF COUNTRY was Friday’s #1 program, delivering its most-watched episode ever with 5.30 million viewers, up +11% from its last original airing. CBS’ Friday night lineup of SHERIFF COUNTRY, FIRE COUNTRY and BOSTON BLUE returned with midseason premieres on Friday, Feb. 27, averaging 4.43 million total viewers – a +9% increase over the prior original Friday (4.08m on 12/19/25) – and outperforming the competition by topping second-place, NBC, by +79% (vs. 2.48m). (Source: Nielsen Live+SD Preliminary Panel - Onl...
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CBS Entertainment
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“SURVIVOR 50” PREMIERE WINS THE NIGHT, POSTING CBS’ MOST-WATCHED WEDNESDAY SINCE 2022
The SURVIVOR 50 premiere (Wednesday, Feb. 25, 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) was the night’s #1 show, averaging 5.06 million viewers, making it CBS’ most-watched Wednesday night since 2022 (SURVIVOR finale airing May 25). Total viewership was +81% higher than second place, NBC (vs. 2.79m). (Source: Nielsen Live+SD Panel+Big Data) “SURVIVOR 50” PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS: #1 show Wednesday night in total viewers and adults 25-54. Most-watched episode of SURVIVOR since Dec. 13, 2023 (5.34m). Peaked with 6.18 million viewers (8:00-8:30 PM), holding at least 90% of its audience each subsequen...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS SERIES POST STRONG FALL VIEWERSHIP, TOPPING BROADCAST AND STREAMING RANKINGS IN LIVE + 35-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP
Eight of the Top 10 Series Among Broadcast Competition Nine of the Top 20 Series Among All Broadcast and Streaming Competition Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14-1/04/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14-1/04/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming. Does not include specials, finales or sports that fall within FSD.Does not include series or specials with less than four telecasts. The CBS fall lineup scored eight of the top 10 most-watched series among broadcast competition...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS PREMIERE WEEK EPISODES POST GAINS AND LEAD IN LIVE PLUS 35-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP
Eight of the Top 10 Broadcast Series Nine Series Surpass 10 Million Viewers CBS’ premiere week episodes (Oct. 12-19) see year-over-year growth and out-perform the competition in multiplatform viewership, according to Nielsen live plus 35-day season-to-date data. #1 Series: TRACKER with 17.3 million viewers, up +6% vs. year-ago premiere Four of the Top Five Series: TRACKER, MATLOCK, BOSTON BLUE, SHERIFF COUNTRY Eight of the Top 10 Series: Including GHOSTS, ELSBETH, DMV and NCIS 11 of the Top 20 Series, More Than the Competition Combined: Including GEORGIE & MANDY’S F...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS SERIES TOP L+7 MULTIPLATFORM COMPETITIVE CHARTS
#1 Series “Tracker”; Top Two New Series #1 “Boston Blue” and #2 “Sheriff Country” CBS series top live plus 7-day multiplatform competitive ratings charts seven weeks into the 2025/26 broadcast season (data through 11/9/25). On an average audience basis across broadcast and streaming, CBS has: #1 series, TRACKER, with 14.2 million viewers Five of the top six series, including: #1 TRACKER, #3 MATLOCK, #4 60 MINUTES, #5 NCIS and #6 GHOSTS 11 of the top 20 series, more than all broadcast competitors combined, adding GEORGIE AND MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE, ELSBETH, BOSTON BLUE, SHERI...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS PREMIERE WEEK LEADS LIVE+7 MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP WITH TELEVISION’S #1 SHOW “TRACKER” AND FOUR OF THE TOP FIVE SERIES
Nielsen’s live plus 7-day multiplatform data for CBS premiere week (Oct. 13-19) is now in, and CBS primetime entertainment programs lead all networks in total viewership in the early part of the 2025-2026 broadcast season. #1 Network: CBS primetime entertainment programs average 6.8 million viewers #1 Series: TRACKER with 13.0 million viewers, up +17% vs. year-ago premiere Two of Top Three New Series: #1 BOSTON BLUE and #3 SHERIFF COUNTRY Seven Series with 8 Million or More Viewers: TRACKER, MATLOCK, 60 MINUTES, BOSTON BLUE, NCIS, GHOSTS, ELSBETH, GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIR...
