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[04/15/26 - 09:30 AM]
CBS Series Deliver Strong Results vs. Broadcast and Streaming Originals in Live Plus 28-Day Multiplatform Viewership
CBS series make up six of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition - more than any broadcast competitor, according to Nielsen.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS SERIES DELIVER STRONG RESULTS VS. BROADCAST AND STREAMING ORIGINALS IN LIVE PLUS 28-DAY MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP

Six of the Top 20 Series Among All Broadcast and Streaming Competition, More Than Any Other Broadcast Competitor

Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+28, 9/14-3/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 28-Day Total Flight for streaming. Excludes all sports, encores, OTO telecasts and limited series with less than four telecasts.

In season-to-date live plus 28-day multiplatform viewership, CBS series make up six of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition - more than any broadcast competitor, according to Nielsen. These rankings measure the MARSHALS, CIA and SURVIVOR 50 premieres, as well as the midseason return of other CBS series' original episodes (9/14/2025-3/1/2026).

Season to date, viewers have spent +28% more time with CBS Original series than with original series from Disney Plus, Hulu, Apple TV, Prime Video, Peacock and HBO Max combined.

Eight series delivering 10+ million multiplatform viewers:

· MARSHALS

· TRACKER

· CIA

· MATLOCK

· SHERIFF COUNTRY

· GHOSTS

· SURVIVOR 50

· NCIS

CBS leads multiplatform viewing among the broadcast competition:

· #1 Series MARSHALS leads all broadcast series with 26.5 million viewers

· #2 Series TRACKER 16.4 million viewers

· #1 News Program 60 MINUTES

· Top Two New Series:

o #1 MARSHALS

o #2 CIA





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· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· BEAST IN ME, THE (NETFLIX)
· BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
· CIA (CBS)
· FALLOUT (AMAZON)
· GHOSTS (CBS)
· HIGH POTENTIAL (ABC)
· HIS & HERS (NETFLIX)
· LANDMAN (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
· LINCOLN LAWYER, THE (NETFLIX)
· MARSHALS (CBS)
· MATLOCK (CBS)
· MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY (NETFLIX)
· NCIS (CBS)
· PITT, THE (HBO MAX)
· ROOKIE, THE (ABC)
· SCRUBS (REBOOT SERIES) (ABC)
· SEAN COMBS: THE RECKONING (NETFLIX)
· SHERIFF COUNTRY (CBS)
· STRANGER THINGS (NETFLIX)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TRACKER (CBS)
· WILL TRENT (ABC)




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