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[04/29/25 - 08:45 AM]
CBS to Hit a Record 17th Consecutive Season as the Most-Watched Network; With the Top Seven Primetime Shows
This breaks broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970.

[via press release from CBS]

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 FIRST MARRIAGE, #6 BLUE BLOODS and #7 NCIS

· Eight of the top 10 shows (top seven plus #9 ELSBETH)

· Four of the top five new shows: #1 MATLOCK, #2 GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE, #4 WATSON and #5 NCIS: ORIGINS

· Top two comedies: #1 GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE and #2 GHOSTS

· 13 of the top 20 shows, three times more top 20 shows than the closest competitor

Beyond primetime, CBS is poised to dominate broadcast in Late Night and Daytime. THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT is the #1 program in Late Night for the ninth consecutive season and CBS is #1 in Daytime for an incredible 39th consecutive season.

Source: Nielsen NPM LIVE+7 (09/23/2024 - 04/14/2025); LIVE+3 (04/15/2025 - 04/17/2025); LIVE+SD (04/19/2025 - 04/20/2025). Primetime Regular Programs, Excludes All Sports, Specials and OTO Airings.





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· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· 9-1-1 (ABC)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· CHICAGO PD (NBC)
· ELSBETH (CBS)
· FBI (CBS)
· FBI: INTERNATIONAL (CBS)
· FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS)
· FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
· GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE (CBS)
· GHOSTS (CBS)
· HIGH POTENTIAL (ABC)
· MATLOCK (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· TRACKER (CBS)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)
· WATSON (CBS)
· WILL TRENT (ABC)





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