MATLOCK – 3-Day Multiplatform Performance Playback/Streaming

• The series premiere of MATLOCK has grown to 10.67 million viewers with three days of multiplatform viewing, a +38% lift from its Live+SD linear only viewership (7.74m).

• With seven days of multiplatform viewing, MATLOCK is expected to be seen by 11.6 million viewers. (L+7s will be available Tues. Oct. 1.)

• With L+3 playback lift of +1.97 million, MATLOCK remains CBS’ most-watched series premiere, excluding post-Super Bowl programming, in five years.

• On Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com/CBS app) MATLOCK’s 3-day premiere streaming is CBS’ second most-streamed series premiere, only trailing TRACKER.

• MATLOCK has received strong critical acclaim, including a current score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Source: Nielsen NPM AA, Live+3, 09/22/24; CBS and Paramount Global internal data, AMA for first 3 days of FEP on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com and CBS app); Streaming Total Viewers includes co-view for CTV viewing. 

MATLOCK episode two will air at its regularly scheduled night and time beginning Thursday, Oct. 17 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

The first episode is currently streaming on Paramount+ with encore broadcasts scheduled on the CBS Television Network on Tuesday, Oct. 8 and Thursday, Oct. 10 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT).

CBS Press Contact:

Julie Holland – Julie.holland@cbs.com