Final numbers will be released in the fall, and CBS’ Tracker continues its winning streak, leading the Eye among broadcast networks when counting both terrestrial and 35-day streaming viewership for non-sports series.
Of course, when you add streamers to the mix, the final season of “Stranger Things” couldn’t compete with the competition. Netflix series dominated the fall, averaging 32.86 million viewers. It was followed by Netflix’s hit docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning (20.64 million) and Paramount+’s fast-growing The Landman (19.64 million). “Tracker” was next with 16.65 million views, leading the series among broadcasters, followed closely by ABC’s “High Potential” (16.07 million).
CBS returned to its schedule this week with new original programming (as Olympic competition ended on NBC) and led the fall top 10 with eight shows (“Truckers,” “Matlock,” “Sheriff Country,” “Ghosts,” “60 Minutes,” “Boston Blue,” “NCIS,” and “Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding.”) with “Sheriff Country” and “Boston Blue” topping the fall list. Two of the most-watched new series on air. Eye net boasted nine of the top 20 series in both linear and streaming.
Streaming continues to help expand the viewership of broadcast fares. “Tracker,” for example, averaged 11.4 million viewers on linear and an additional 5.2 million viewers on streaming. “High Potential” had a nearly 50/50 viewership with 8.3 million linear viewers and 7.8 million streaming viewers. In fact, “Abbott Elementary” draws more viewers streaming on Hulu (4.4 million) than ABC Linear (3.8 million).
Of course, these lists don’t include sports, which makes Ranker even more important on the air. But even without sports, broadcast networks did very well in the fall. Now, heading into midseason, we’re also adding some high performers like ABC’s “Will Trent” and “The Rookie.”
The fall 2025 rankers are:
Fall 2025 Multiplatform 35 Day Ranker: Broadcast + Streaming Originals
Source: Source: Nielsen Panel + Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14/2025 to 4/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, Streaming 35-day total flights. Does not include specials, finales, or sports that fall under FSD. Series or specials with fewer than four television episodes are not included.
Fall 2025 Multiplatform 35 Day Ranker: Broadcast Original
Average viewers per episode1. Tracker (CBS) 16.7 million 2. High Potential (ABC) 16.1 million 3. Matlock (CBS) 12.2 million 4. Sheriff Country (CBS) 11.1 million 5. Ghost (CBS) 10.6 million 6.60 Minutes (CBS) 10.3 million Ty Boston Blue (CBS) 10.3 million 8. NCIS (CBS) 10.1 million ties Chicago Fire (NBC) 10.1 million 10. Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding (CBS) 9.9 million 11. Dancing with the Stars (ABC) 9.8 million 12. Elsbeth (CBS) 9.5 million 13. 9-1-1 (ABC) 9.3 million ties Best Medicine (Fox) 9.3 million ties Chicago Med (NBC) 9.3 1 million Chicago PD (NBC) 9.7 million 17. Law and Order: SVU (NBC) 8.8 million FBI (CBS) 8.8 million 19.9-1-1: Nashville (ABC) 8.5 million 20. Abbott Elementary School (ABC) 8.3 million
Source: Source: Nielsen Panel + Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9/14/2025 to 4/1/2026 + Nielsen SCR, Streaming 35-day total flights.
