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[07/20/26 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Leads Broadcast Series in Multiplatform Viewing for the 2025-2026 Season
Against broadcast competition, CBS finishes the season with four of the top five series.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS LEADS BROADCAST SERIES IN MULTIPLATFORM VIEWING FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON

#1 Series, #1 Comedy, #1 News Program, Top Four New Series

Seven Top 10 Series and Six Titles Surpassing 10 Million Viewers

CBS Series Also Rank High Among Combined Broadcast and Streaming Competition

CBS series continues to rank high and stand out in Nielsen's 35-day multiplatform viewing data for the full 2025-2026 broadcast season (Sept. 14, 2025-May 24, 2026). Against broadcast competition, CBS finishes the season with four of the top five series; including the #1 series/drama MARSHALS, averaging 19.3 million viewers; #2 series/drama TRACKER; and seven of the top 10 broadcast series. CBS also claims the #1 comedy GHOSTS, #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the top four new broadcast series and six series with 10 million or more viewers.

Among its combined broadcast and streaming competition, CBS has two series in the top 10 - #5 MARSHALS and #8 TRACKER - more than any broadcast competitor. CBS series make up seven of the top 25, the second most among all competitors, trailing only Netflix's eight total series.

Broadcast Only Ranker Highlights:

· Top two series/dramas: #1 MARSHALS with 19.3 million viewers and #2 TRACKER

· #1 comedy GHOSTS and #1 news program 60 MINUTES

· Top four new series: #1 MARSHALS, #2 SHERIFF COUNTRY, #3 BOSTON BLUE and #4 CIA

· Six series with 10 million or more viewers: MARSHALS, TRACKER, MATLOCK, SHERIFF COUNTRY, GHOSTS and NCIS

· #2 reality series SURVIVOR 50 (behind "Dancing with the Stars" by only 100,000 viewers)

· Seven of the top 10 broadcast series: MARSHALS, TRACKER, MATLOCK, SHERIFF COUNTRY, GHOSTS, NCIS and GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE

· More than half (14) of the top 25 broadcast series: including SURVIVOR 50, 60 MINUTES, BOSTON BLUE, ELSBETH, FBI, FIRE COUNTRY and CIA

Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14-5/24/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming.

Broadcast and Streaming Originals Ranker:

· CBS has two series in the top 10 - the most of any broadcast network: #5 MARSHALS and #8 TRACKER

· CBS series make up seven of the top 25 series, second only to Netflix with eight

Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14-5/24/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming. Does not include series or specials with less than 4 telecasts.





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· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· 9-1-1 (ABC)
· BEAST IN ME, THE (NETFLIX)
· BOROUGHS, THE (NETFLIX)
· BOSTON BLUE (CBS)
· BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· CHICAGO PD (NBC)
· CIA (CBS)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· DUTTON RANCH (PARAMOUNT)
· ELSBETH (CBS)
· FALLOUT (AMAZON)
· FBI (CBS)
· FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
· GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE (CBS)
· GHOSTS (CBS)
· HIGH POTENTIAL (ABC)
· HIS & HERS (NETFLIX)
· LANDMAN (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· LINCOLN LAWYER, THE (NETFLIX)
· MADISON, THE (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
· 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)
· SHIFTING GEARS (ABC)
· STRANGER THINGS (NETFLIX)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TRACKER (CBS)
· WILL TRENT (ABC)




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