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Matlock
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THE TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO BRING A LANDLORD TO JUSTICE AFTER A BUILDING COLLAPSE LEAVES SEVERAL PEOPLE DEAD AND INJURED, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Sarah Wright Olsen Recurring Star as Gwen “Tail Lights” – The team works tirelessly to prove a landlord’s culpability after a building collapse leaves multiple people dead and injured. The case takes a shocking turn after someone close to the team is arrested for misconduct involving the jury, on MATLOCK, Thursday, March 12 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN BY: Bethany Huang & Nicki Renna...
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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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Matlock
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MATTY AND OLYMPIA NAVIGATE A NEW TRUST DYNAMIC WITH JULIAN AS HE ACCOMPANIES MATTY TO SURVEIL THE EX-WIFE OF A WELLBREXA EXEC, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, MARCH 5
Henry Haber Recurring Star as Hunter “The Greater Good” – Matty and Olympia navigate a new trust dynamic with Julian as he accompanies Matty to surveil the ex-wife of a Wellbrexa exec. Meanwhile, Hunter, a member of the firm’s floater pool, assists Olympia, Matty and Sarah on a manslaughter case involving a health care worker, on MATLOCK, Thursday, March 5 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN B...
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Matlock
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OLYMPIA AND MATTY EACH PUT TOGETHER THEIR OWN COLLATERAL FOR JULIAN, HOPING TO REGAIN HIS TRUST AFTER HE MAKES A SHOCKING DISCOVERY, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, FEB. 26
“Collateral” – Olympia and Matty each put together their own collateral for Julian, hoping to regain his trust after he makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, an injunction case takes a turn when their client is detained by ICE agents, forcing the team to shift gears to keep him with his family and prevent deportation, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN BY: Conw...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS RENEWS 10 ADDITIONAL SERIES FOR THE 2026-2027 SEASON
CBS Is Home to Five of the Top 10, 11 of Top 20 Most-Watched Entertainment Series on Television CBS announced today that it has renewed 10 additional series for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. The renewed CBS Original series include: TRACKER – #1 series GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE – #1 comedy MATLOCK – Thursday night’s #1 entertainment program ELSBETH FIRE COUNTRY NCIS NCIS: ORIGINS NCIS: SYDNEY SURVIVOR THE AMAZING RACE Previous series orders for the 2026-2027 season include: BOSTON BLUE – #1 new series and Friday night’s ...
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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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Matlock
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WITH THE HOLIDAYS APPROACHING, THE TEAM’S SECRETS START TO COME TO LIGHT WHILE THEY TAKE ON A HARASSMENT CASE INVOLVING THE CITY’S FIRE DEPARTMENT, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, DEC. 11
“Call It a Christmas Gift” – With the holidays approaching, the team’s secrets start to come to light while they take on a harassment case involving the city’s fire department. Meanwhile, Sarah makes a shocking confession that could put her entire relationship with Olympia at risk, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Dec. 11 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN BY: Damani Johnson & Katie Wech DIRECTED BY: ...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS ANNOUNCES ITS 2025-2026 MIDSEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
Click Here for Photos CBS today announced its 2025-2026 midseason primetime programming lineup, featuring a new true-crime series, a milestone 50th SURVIVOR season and special encore episodes event, two new powerful dramas and a new culinary cooking competition, along with returning hit series and special event programming. All times below Eastern/Pacific unless noted; programs also available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+**. NEW SERIES PREMIERES HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST, the new true-crime series debuts Wednesday, Jan. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM). CIA, from executive pr...
