In a follow-up to our previous report on CBS being set for a record-breaking 17th consecutive broadcast season win, Nielsen recently released its first full season report highlighting the 35-day multiplatform viewing performance among television shows across broadcast and streaming for 2024-2025.
Ranking as the most-watched broadcast network season-to-date, CBS is averaging 9.1 million viewers, followed by NBC with 7.2 million and ABC in third with 6.9 million. FOX placed fourth with 4.3 million.
Factoring in episode averages after 35 days of multiplatform viewing among the broadcast shows, “Tracker” continues to rank as the most-watched broadcast series with 17.5 million viewers, followed by “Matlock” in second (tie with “High Potential”) with 16.1 million viewers. Closing out the top five were comedies “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” and “Ghosts,” each with 12.1 million viewers.
At ABC, “High Potential” ranked second (tie with “Matlock”) with 16.1 million viewers, followed by “Will Trent” in sixth with 11.6 million viewers and “9-1-1” topping out in ninth place with 11.2 million. Freshman comedy “Shifting Gears” averaged 11.1 million viewers to place tenth.
NBC was led by its recently renewed #OneChicago lineup (“Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.”), each averaging more than nine million viewers.
Overall, CBS placed four of the top five shows, six of the top 10 and 11 of the top 20. ABC had four shows in the top ten and six shows among the top 20. NBC had just three shows in the top 20. FOX had no shows in the top 20.
What follows is a breakdown of how primetime broadcast performed season-to-date on average after 35 days of multiplatform viewing.
2024 / 2025 Season-to-Date Primetime Broadcast Rankers (35-Day Multiplatform)
| Rank / Show / Network | Total Viewers (In Millions) | # of Telecasts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tracker (CBS) | 17,500 | 13 |
| 2. Matlock (CBS) | 16,100 | 15 |
| – High Potential (ABC) | 16,100 | 13 |
| 4. Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS) | 12,100 | 14 |
| – Ghosts (CBS) | 12,100 | 15 |
| 6. Will Trent (ABC) | 11,600 | 9 |
| 7. Elsbeth (CBS) | 11,500 | 15 |
| – Watson (CBS) | 11,500 | 6 |
| 9. 9-1-1 (ABC) | 11,200 | 10 |
| 10. Shifting Gears (ABC) | 11,100 | 9 |
| 11. The Rookie (ABC) | 10,700 | 9 |
| 12. FBI (CBS) | 10,600 | 14 |
| 12. NCIS (CBS) | 10,600 | 14 |
| 14. Blue Bloods (CBS) | 10,100 | 8 |
| 15. Chicago P.D. (NBC) | 9,800 | 15 |
| 16. Chicago Med (NBC) | 9,700 | 15 |
| 17. Fire Country (CBS) | 9,600 | 15 |
| 18. NCIS: Origins (CBS) | 9,400 | 12 |
| 19. Chicago Fire (NBC) | 9,200 | 15 |
| 20. Abbott Elementary (ABC) | 8,900 | 17 |
Note: Regularly scheduled programs with fewer than four episodes in a completed season are not included in the program rankings.
Streaming Ratings
“Squid Game” on Netflix continues to rank as the most-watched series across broadcast and streaming with an average of 27.1 million viewers, followed by “Adolescence” in second at 19.0 million viewers and Prime Video’s “Reacher” in third at 18.1 million viewers. “Tracker” placed fourth while “Matlock” and “High Potential” tied for fifth.
Netflix itself had 10 shows in the top 20, followed by CBS with six shows and ABC with two.
What follows is a breakdown of how primetime broadcast and streaming performed season-to-date on average after 35 days of multiplatform viewing.
2024 / 2025 Season-to-Date Broadcast & Streaming Rankers (35-Day Multiplatform)
| Rank / Show / Network | Total Viewers (In Millions) |
|---|---|
| 1. Squid Game (Netflix) | 27,000 |
| 2. Adolescence (Netflix) | 19,000 |
| 3. Reacher (Prime Video) | 18,100 |
| 4. Tracker (CBS) | 17,500 |
| 5. Matlock (CBS) | 16,100 |
| – High Potential (ABC) | 16,100 |
| 7. Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Mendendez Story (Netflix) | 15,700 |
| – Zero Day (Netflix) | 15,700 |
| 9. Nobody Wants This (Netflix) | 15,200 |
| 10. Landman (Paramount+) | 15,000 |
| 11. The Night Agent (Netflix) | 14,800 |
| 12. American Primeval (Netflix) | 13,800 |
| 13. Running Point (Netflix) | 13,100 |
| 14. A Man on the Inside (Netflix) | 12,400 |
| 15. Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS) | 12,100 |
| – Ghosts (CBS) | 12,100 |
| 17. Will Trent (ABC) | 11,600 |
| 18. Elsbeth (CBS) | 11,500 |
| – Watson (CBS) | 11,500 |
| – 1923 (Paramount+) | 11,500 |
| – Ms. Rachel (Netflix/YouTube) | 11,500 |
Note: Regularly scheduled programs with fewer than four episodes in a completed season are not included in the program rankings.