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 - Only)

SHERIFF COUNTRY (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)

• #1 program of the night

• Its most-watched episode ever (5.30m viewers), up +11% from its last original airing

FIRE COUNTRY (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)

• #2 program of the night

• Up +10% from its last original airing, averaging 4.04m viewers

BOSTON BLUE (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)

• #3 program of the night

• Up +4% from its last original airing, averaging 3.95m viewers

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