Five CBS Shows Deliver More Than 10 Million Viewers Across L+ 7 Broadcast and Streaming During Premiere Week; 10 Series Land More Than 9 Million Viewers

CBS' Premiere Week Multiplatform Audiences Rise vs Year Ago For 13 of 15 Returning Series

The CBS freshman drama TRACKER continues to deliver huge numbers with its second original episode (Feb. 18) amassing nearly 13 million viewers across broadcast and streaming. The premiere episode, which launched on Super Bowl Sunday, has now been watched by 30 million multiplatform viewers.

TRACKER now ranks as the #1 most watched entertainment series of the season, according to Nielsen's Most Current data.

During its premiere week (Feb. 12-18, 2024), CBS launched 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series, with 13 of its 15 returning series rising from their respective 2022-23 premiere week multiplatform audiences, and five scoring double-digit percentage increases.

Five CBS series, led by TRACKER's 12.9 million, earned elite status in the "10+ Million Viewer Club": NCIS (11.5m), YOUNG SHELDON (11.2m), FBI (11.1m) and GHOSTS (10.9m). Ten of the series earned more than 9 million viewers: adding BLUE BLOODS (9.7m), FIRE COUNTRY (9.4m), NCIS: HAWAI'I (9.3m), FBI: MOST WANTED (9.1m), and THE EQUALIZER (9.0).

2024 CBS Premiere Live+7 Multiplatform Viewership vs. Year Ago Premieres based on Nielsen's Live Plus 7-Day Linear Viewership Data and Internal Streaming.

Additionally, compared to the same two weeks last February, viewership for CBS primetime content is up +25% on the Network and is up triple digits in streaming.

Editor's Note: *CBS Premiere Week ratings are based on Nielsen's Live Plus 7-Day Linear Viewership Data and Internal Streaming.**

**CBS series streaming viewership numbers are based on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com/CBS app) and are available to watch on the Network and streamed live and on-demand. Co-Viewing is included for all CTV streaming.

***The TRACKER 30 million viewer number for the premiere episode is based on Nielsen Live+7 2/11/24 and 2/15/24 encore airing; Streaming from Internal Data premiere through 2/27/24; Co-Viewing is included for all CTV streaming.