Final 12 months, CBS as soon as once more aired 18 authentic scripted sequence final season (twice as many as ABC), and 6 of them both ended or have been cancelled by the community. What number of CBS exhibits will survive this time round? Keep tuned!
CBS exhibits this season (to date): 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Superb Race, Boston Blue, DMV, Elsbeth, FBI, Fireplace Nation, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Ghost, Matlock, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, The Highway, Sheriff Nation, Survivor, and Tracker.
There’s plenty of knowledge that community execs have a look at when deciding whether or not to resume or cancel a TV sequence however scores are sometimes the largest piece. These 2025-26 season charts might be up to date each day, as new scores knowledge turns into out there.
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Some notes about these charts:
These figures are up to date mechanically as new scores are launched. The averages are based mostly on the ultimate nationwide numbers (stay plus identical day viewing), except marked with an asterisk (*). For technical causes, I’ve to resort them manually. Whereas these numbers don’t embrace additional delayed or streaming viewing, they’re an excellent indicator of how a present is performing, particularly when in comparison with others on the identical channel. There will be different financial elements concerned in a present’s destiny, however sometimes the higher-rated sequence are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
Needless to say the demo numbers are sometimes what’s most essential to advertisers. Due to this fact, that’s how the networks measure success. Advertisers pay extra for advert time on a present that has a better demo score. Older viewers additionally matter however youthful viewers watch much less conventional TV and are subsequently tougher to achieve. Delayed viewing issues an increasing number of nowadays (if commercials are watched) however stay viewing continues to be advertisers’ very best.
Demo numbers are sometimes reported utilizing the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for instance). Within the averages, I’m utilizing two additional decimal locations for simpler rating. The networks bear in mind when exhibits air on Fridays and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is decrease.
What do you assume? Which 2025-26 exhibits are you rooting for? Which one isn’t as massive successful as you thought? Are you hoping any sequence will get cancelled to make means for one thing else?