10 CBS SERIES DELIVER 10 MILLION OR MORE VIEWERS IN LIVE+35 MULTIPLATFORM VIEWING
The Network Leads in Broadcast-Only Viewership with
Eight of the Top 10 Non-Sports Programs
In the 2024-25 fall broadcast season to date, CBS series continue to amass large audiences with 10 programs delivering 10 million or more multiplatform viewers across the Network and Paramount+ within 35 days of viewing: WATSON* (18.7m) for its post-AFC Championship premiere episode, TRACKER (18.0m), MATLOCK (15.8m), GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE (12.7m), ELSBETH (10.9m), GHOSTS (10.8m), FIRE COUNTRY (10.5m), FBI (10.4m), NCIS (10.4m) and BLUE BLOODS (10m).
Three other CBS Original series generated nearly 8 million or more viewers with 35 days of multiplatform viewership: NCIS: ORIGINS (9.1m), 60 MINUTES (9.2m) and SURVIVOR (7.9m). Three new CBS series are posting big gains in 35-day multiplatform viewership compared to their time period last season: WATSON (+82%), MATLOCK (+51%) and TV's #1 new unscripted series this season, HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (+96%).
In addition to its multiplatform success, CBS series command eight of the top 10 non-sports programs in broadcast-only viewership this season (see chart below). The Network is also up +17% year over year (excluding sports) and has four of the top five new series - #1 MATLOCK, #2 GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE, #4 WATSON and #5 NCIS ORIGINS.
Source: Nielsen NPM, 9/15/24-2/9/25, Live+ 35 includes VOD 8+, CBS and Paramount Global internal data, AMA for first 35 days of FEP on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com and CBS app); Streaming Total Viewers includes co-view for CTV viewing.
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