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[03/03/26 - 03:00 PM]
"Marshals" Premiere on CBS Is the Most-Watched New Scripted Debut Without a Football Lead-In Since 2018, with 9.5 Million Viewers
"Marshals," "Tracker" and "60 Minutes" are the top three series on television for the week.
[via press release from CBS]

"MARSHALS" PREMIERE ON CBS IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEW SCRIPTED DEBUT WITHOUT A FOOTBALL LEAD-IN SINCE 2018, WITH 9.5 MILLION VIEWERS

The series premiere of MARSHALS on CBS (Sunday, March 1) was viewed by 9.52 million viewers, the most-watched new scripted series premiere without a football lead-in since 2018 (Source: Nielsen, Live+SD Panel + Big Data). MARSHALS is the first broadcast series from the YELLOWSTONE universe and is produced by Paramount TV Studios and 101 Studios.

MARSHALS Premiere Highlights:

· #1 show of the week, averaging 9.52 million viewers.

· #1 new series premiere in the 2025-26 broadcast season.

· Best scripted premiere without a football lead-in since CBS' FBI on Sept. 25, 2018 (10.09m viewers).

· 99% show retention by half hour.

· CBS' Sunday night lineup of 60 MINUTES (7:00-8:00 PM) with 7.21 million viewers, MARSHALS (8:00-9:00 PM) with 9.52 million viewers, TRACKER (9:00-10:00 PM) with 8.29 million viewers and WATSON (10:00-11:00 PM) with 4.00 million viewers, beat the second-place network, ABC, by +171% (vs. 2.68m viewers). CBS also beat NBC, ABC and FOX combined by +21% (vs. 6.00m viewers).

· MARSHALS, TRACKER and 60 MINUTES are the top three series on television for the week.

· TRACKER was the #2 program of the week; Sunday's episode was up +3% from its fall average.

About MARSHALS

MARSHALS stars Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana. The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.





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