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[03/12/26 - 03:01 PM]
CBS Midseason Premiere Week Tops Broadcast and Streaming Rankings in Live + 7-Day Multiplatform Viewership
The network scored three of the top four and 12 of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS MIDSEASON PREMIERE WEEK TOPS BROADCAST AND STREAMING RANKINGS IN LIVE + 7-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP

Top 3 Series Among Broadcast Competition Three of the Top 4 Series Among All Broadcast and Streaming Competition

Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+7, 2/23-3/01/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 7-Day Total Flight for streaming.*

Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+7, 2/23-3/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 7-Day Total Flight for streaming. Does not include specials, finales or sports that fall within FSD.

The CBS mid-season premiere week airing Feb. 23-March 1, 2026 scored the top three and 7 of the top 10 most-watched series among broadcast competition and three of the top four and 12 of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition according to Nielsen's live plus 7-day multiplatform viewership. *Nielsen streaming data for CBS' #1 Friday Night Lineup - SHERIFF COUNTRY, FIRE COUNTRY and BOSTON BLUE - are incomplete, figures will increase when corrections are available.

CBS leads among the broadcast competition for its premiere week:

· #1 MARSHALS leads all broadcast series with 20.6 million viewers

· #2 TRACKER

· #3 SURVIVOR

· #1 News Program 60 MINUTES

· Top Four New Series:
o #1 MARSHALS
o #2 CIA
o #3 SHERIFF COUNTRY
o #4 BOSTON BLUE

CBS has three of the top four and 12 of the top 20 series among the networks and streamers, more than all the competition:
o #1 MARSHALS
o #2 TRACKER
o #4 SURVIVOR
o GHOSTS
o MATLOCK
o GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE
o CIA
o FBI
o SHERIFF COUNTRY*
o 60 MINUTES
o ELSBETH
o BOSTON BLUE*

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· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· 9-1-1 (ABC)
· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BOSTON BLUE (CBS)
· BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
· CIA (CBS)
· ELSBETH (CBS)
· FBI (CBS)
· GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE (CBS)
· GHOSTS (CBS)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MARSHALS (CBS)
· MATLOCK (CBS)
· PITT, THE (HBO MAX)
· ROOKIE, THE (ABC)
· SCRUBS (REBOOT SERIES) (ABC)
· SHERIFF COUNTRY (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TRACKER (CBS)
· WILL TRENT (ABC)




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