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CBS Entertainment
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CBS ANNOUNCES ITS 2025-2026 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
New Series Order: “Y: Marshals (Working Title),” a Drama Starring Luke Grimes Reprising His Role as Kayce Dutton New Series Order: First-Ever True-Crime Series from Bestselling Mystery Author Harlan Coben, “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist” Previously Announced New Dramas “Boston Blue,” “Sheriff Country,” “CIA” and New Comedy “DMV” Join 18 Returning Shows New Singing Competition Series “The Road” Executive Produced by Taylor Sheridan, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban Featuring Gretchen Wilson to Premiere After “Tracker” on Sundays This Fall New Cooking Competition Series “A...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS TOPS MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP IN THE FIRST FULL SEASON OF NIELSEN DATA RELEASE
Source: Nielsen NPM AA, Live+35, 9/15/2024-3/16/2025; Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming. Six of the Top 20 Most-Watched Shows Among All Streamers and Broadcasters Are on CBS In Nielsen’s first full season releasing competitive multiplatform data, CBS is the #1 broadcast network in 35-day multiplatform viewing for the 2024-2025 season (see chart above) and its most popular shows rank high among ALL the top streaming and broadcasting series. In 35-day multiplatform viewership average per episode among all broadcast series, CBS has: Six of the top eight series: #1 TRACKER; #...
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Watson
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WATSON AND THE TEAM ARE FACED WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEY ONLY HAVE ONE VIAL OF ANTIDOTE AVAILABLE, ON PART TWO OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FINALE OF “WATSON,” SUNDAY, MAY 11
Randall Park Returns as James Moriarty Tika Sumpter Guest Stars as Laila, a Pediatric Oncologist “Your Life’s Work, Part 2” – Watson and the team are faced with an impossible choice when two lives hang in the balance, but they only have one vial of antidote available. Meanwhile, Shinwell races to help the team, and Watson goes head to head with Moriarty, on part two of the two-part season finale of the CBS Original series WATSON, Sunday, May 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers,...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS TO HIT A RECORD 17TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS THE MOST-WATCHED NETWORK; WITH THE TOP SEVEN PRIMETIME SHOWS
CBS is on track to be “America’s Most-Watched Network” for a record-breaking 17th consecutive season with the top seven shows on television. This breaks broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970. This is CBS’ 22nd win in the last 23 years. In broadcast alone with Nielsen “Most Current” ratings, CBS’ primetime viewership (excluding sports) averages 4.99 million viewers, up +14% year over year. CBS Milestones for 2024/2025 Season to Date: Top seven shows: #1 TRACKER, #2 MATLOCK, #3 60 MINUTES, #4 FBI, #5 GEORGIE AND MANDY’S F...
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Watson
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PART OF THE TEAM FALLS ILL AFTER BECOMING TARGETS OF A SINISTER PLOT, ON PART ONE OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FINALE OF “WATSON,” SUNDAY, MAY 4
Randall Park Returns as James Moriarty “Your Life’s Work, Part 1” – When part of the team falls ill after becoming targets of a sinister plot, it becomes an all-hands-on-deck situation to save them before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Watson announces an ambitious new project that he has been working on, on part one of the two-part season finale of the CBS Original series WATSON, Sunday, May 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the da...
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Watson
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WATSON IS THROWN INTO A DETECTIVE CASE WHEN HIS PATIENT WITH A RARE AILMENT GETS ACCUSED OF MURDER, ON “WATSON,” SUNDAY, APRIL 20
Rachel Hayward Guest Stars as Detective Lestrade “The Man with the Alien Hand” – Watson is thrown into a detective case when he is unsure whether the patient he is treating for one of the most rare ailments in the world, alien hand syndrome, is guilty of pushing his brother in front of a bus to his death, on the CBS Original series WATSON, Sunday, April 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITT...
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Watson
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WATSON CONFRONTS HIS ARMY DAYS AFTER HIS VETERAN FRIEND APPEARS TO HAVE A PSYCHOTIC BREAK, ON “WATSON,” SUNDAY, APRIL 27
“The Dark Day Deduction” – Watson confronts a traumatic event from his Army days that still weighs heavily on him when his Army veteran friend’s wife reaches out begging for help when her husband is seemingly having a psychotic break. Meanwhile, Shinwell is asked for one last favor by Moriarty, on the CBS Original series WATSON, Sunday, April 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN BY: Jason ...
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Watson
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INGRID’S LIES COME BACK TO HAUNT HER WHEN HER SISTER NEEDS TO SEEK IMMEDIATE TREATMENT AT UHOP, ON “WATSON,” SUNDAY, APRIL 13
“Take a Family History” – Ingrid’s lies come back to haunt her when her sister Gigi needs to be treated by the team after she develops side effects to the secret treatments Ingrid put her through. Also, Watson and Mary bond over a tragedy, on the CBS Original series WATSON, Sunday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. WRITTEN BY: Sharon Moalem, Craig Sweeny & Teresa Tuan DIRECTED BY: Mario...
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Watson
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THE HIT FRESHMAN DRAMA SERIES “WATSON” RENEWED BY CBS FOR A SECOND SEASON FOR 2025-2026
CBS announced today that its hit freshman drama series WATSON has been renewed for a second season, to be broadcast during the 2025-2026 television season on the Network, and available to stream on Paramount+. WATSON averages 6.79 million viewers each week according to Nielsen season-to-date most current data. The premiere episode, which aired after the AFC Championship game, has been seen by 18.7 million multiplatform viewers in live plus 35 days of viewing, making it CBS’ most-watched scripted episode of the 2024-25 season. In streaming alone, the premiere is the most-streamed scripted...
