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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...
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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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CBS Entertainment
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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...
