Starring Justin Hartley (“The Young and the Restless,” “Passions”), CBS’ brand new series “Tracker” has quickly emerged as the season’s most-watched entertainment series, according to Nielsen’s Most Current data, which includes Live+7 days of viewing.
Not only has the second episode of the series (aired Sunday, February 18) now amassed nearly 13 million viewers since it first aired, but the premiere episode, which launched on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11), has now been watched by 30 million multiplatform viewers, including the Thursday, February 15 rebroadcast.
In “Tracker,” Hartley plays Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel “The Never Game” by Jeffery Deaver.
Overall, CBS launched 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series during the week of February 12-18, 2024, the most recent week to include Live+7 figures, with 13 of its 15 returning series rising from their respective 2022-23 premiere week multiplatform audiences, and five scoring double-digit percentage increases.
CBS was led by “Tracker,” which, with its 12.9 million viewers, earned elite status in the “10+ Million Viewer Club.” Other series joining the club include the season premieres of “NCIS” (11.5 million), “Young Sheldon” (11.2 million), “FBI” (11.1 million) and “Ghosts” (10.9 million). Additionally, ten of the network’s shows earned more than 9 million viewers, including “Blue Bloods” (9.7 million), “Fire Country” (9.4 million), “NCIS: Hawai’i” (9.3 million), “FBI: Most Wanted” (9.1 million) and “The Equalizer” (9.0 million).
What follows is a breakdown of CBS shows and how they performed during the week of February 12-18, 2024 when adding Live+7 multiplatform viewing, plus how each show did percentage-wise compared to their year ago premieres.
CBS Primetime Rankers – Entertainment Series
| P2+ (000) Total Multiplatform | Year-Over-Year Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracker (Sundays, 9:00 p.m.) | 12,900 | Up +73% |
| NCIS (Mondays, 9:00 p.m.) | 11,500 | Up +16% |
| Young Sheldon (Thursdays, 8:00 p.m.) | 11,200 | Up +18% |
| FBI (Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m.) | 11,100 | Up +10% |
| Ghosts (Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.) | 10,900 | Up +9% |
| Blue Bloods (Fridays, 10:00 p.m.) | 9,700 | Down -7% |
| Fire Country (Fridays, 9:00 p.m.) | 9,400 | Up +7% |
| NCIS: Hawai’i (Mondays, 10:00 p.m.) | 9,300 | Up +3% |
| FBI: Most Wanted (Tuesdays, 10:00 p.m.) | 9,100 | Up +6% |
| The Equalizer (Sundays, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT) | 9,000 | Down -9% |
| FBI: International (Tuesdays, 9:00 p.m.) | 8,700 | Up +8% |
| S.W.A.T. (Fridays, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT) | 7,400 | Up +8% |
| So Help Me Todd (Thursdays, 9:00 p.m.) | 7,200 | Up +7% |
| The Neighborhood (Mondays, 8:00 p.m.) | 7,100 | Up +12% |
| CSI: Vegas (Sundays, 10:00 p.m.) | 6,700 | Up +13% |
| Bob Hearts Abishola (Mondays, 8:30 p.m.) | 6,500 | Up +8% |
| CBS PREMIERE WEEK AVERAGE | 9,300 | Up +11% |
Source: Streaming: CBS and Paramount Global International data warehouse, AMA for first seven days of FEP on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com and CBS App), Coview factor applied.
Note: All scheduled times above are based on Eastern Time (ET) and Pacific Time (PT)
In the case of “Tracker,” its numbers are compared to those of former timeslot occupant “East New York,” which was canceled after just one season. Additionally, compared to the same two weeks last February, viewership for primetime content is up +25% on CBS and triple digits on streaming.