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 viewers).

• 99% show retention by half hour.

• CBS’ Sunday night lineup of 60 MINUTES (7:00-8:00 PM) with 7.21 million viewers, MARSHALS (8:00-9:00 PM) with 9.52 million viewers, TRACKER (9:00-10:00 PM) with 8.29 million viewers and WATSON (10:00-11:00 PM) with 4.00 million viewers, beat the second-place network, ABC, by +171% (vs. 2.68m viewers). CBS also beat NBC, ABC and FOX combined by +21% (vs. 6.00m viewers). 

• MARSHALS, TRACKER and 60 MINUTES are the top three series on television for the week.

• TRACKER was the #2 program of the week; Sunday’s episode was up +3% from its fall average.

About MARSHALS

MARSHALS stars Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana. The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.

For more information on MARSHALS visit CBS PRESS EXPRESS.

Press Contacts:

Sienna Sanders sienna.sanders@cbs.com

Phil Gonzales phil.gonzales@cbs.com