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[11/03/25 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Premiere Week Leads Live+7 Multiplatform Viewership with Television's #1 Show "Tracker" and Four of the Top Five Series
The network claimed 10 of the top 20 series, twice as many top 20 shows as the competition.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS PREMIERE WEEK LEADS LIVE+7 MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERSHIP WITH TELEVISION'S #1 SHOW "TRACKER" AND FOUR OF THE TOP FIVE SERIES

Nielsen's live+7-day multiplatform data for CBS premiere week (Oct. 13-19) is now in, and CBS primetime entertainment programs lead all networks in total viewership in the early part of the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

· #1 Network: CBS primetime entertainment programs average 6.8 million viewers

· #1 Series: TRACKER with 13.0 million viewers, up +17% vs. year-ago premiere

· Two of Top Three New Series: #1 BOSTON BLUE and #3 SHERIFF COUNTRY

· Seven Series with 8 Million or More Viewers: TRACKER, MATLOCK, 60 MINUTES, BOSTON BLUE, NCIS, GHOSTS, ELSBETH, GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE

· Four of the Top Five Series: TRACKER, MATLOCK, 60 MINUTES, BOSTON BLUE

· Six of the Top 10 Series, including NCIS and GHOSTS

· 10 of the Top 20 Series, twice as many top 20 shows as the competition: including ELSBETH, GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE, SHERIFF COUNTRY, FBI and SURVIVOR

Series Premiere Highlights:

· DMV averaged 6.60 million viewers, up +46% vs. POPPA'S HOUSE season average

· SHERIFF COUNTRY averaged 7.73 million viewers, up +35% vs. S.W.A.T. season average

· BOSTON BLUE reached 8.86 million viewers, up +6% vs. BLUE BLOODS season average

Source: Nielsen Panel+ Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+7, 9/14-10/19/2025 + Nielsen SCR, 7-Day Total Flight for streaming.





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· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· 9-1-1 (ABC)
· 9-1-1: NASHVILLE (ABC)
· BOSTON BLUE (CBS)
· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· CHICAGO PD (NBC)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· DMV (CBS)
· ELSBETH (CBS)
· FBI (CBS)
· GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE (CBS)
· GHOSTS (CBS)
· HIGH POTENTIAL (ABC)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MATLOCK (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· SHERIFF COUNTRY (CBS)
· SHIFTING GEARS (ABC)
· TRACKER (CBS)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)




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