CBS premiere week averages 8.63 million viewers, up 14% on 2025

CBS's fall 2026 premiere week, the week of Oct. 4, averaged 8.63 million viewers in Nielsen live-plus-seven multiplatform data, up 14% from the 2025 premiere week (week of Oct. 12), Variety reported. Live-plus-seven counts viewing on TV or streaming within seven days of air. Marshals was the No. 1 entertainment show with 15.14 million.