For the second season in a row, the most important present on TV comes from Netflix, whereas CBS — regardless of a down year overall in primetime — had essentially the most reveals close to the highest of the scores of any broadcast community.
Cross-platform scores for the 2025-26 season (or about 83 p.c of it, to be exact) present Stranger Things as by far essentially the most watched sequence on all platforms, as measured over 35 days of viewing. The ultimate season of the Netflix sequence averaged 32.9 million viewers in that period of time — 7.3 million greater than the second-place present, His & Hers (25.6 million). These numbers are primarily based on Nielsen knowledge by April 12, the latest week for which 35-day scores can be found.
Netflix claimed the No. 1 sequence for the second consecutive season. Squid Game led the 2024-25 rankings with 27.14 million viewers.
CBS’ Marshals is the highest community present, rating third total with 20.7 million viewers by the halfway level of its first season. Fellow CBS drama Tracker (16.4 million) and ABC’s High Potential (16 million) additionally rank within the high 10 throughout all platforms, together with substantial streaming audiences.
Eight of the highest 25 sequence throughout all platforms (excluding reside sports activities) originated on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+. Netflix accounted for seven reveals, all of which landed within the high 15 of the rankings. ABC reveals (with streaming on Hulu and Disney+) have 4 of the highest 25; Prime Video and Paramount+ originals have two every; and HBO Max and NBC/Peacock have one apiece.
Stranger Factors 5 additionally led the charts in an earlier set of multi-platform scores that measured audiences over 28 days. These figures had the ultimate season at 30.6 million viewers, that means the extra week of measurement added 2.3 million folks to the overall. His & Hers grew by 1.4 million viewers, and Paramount+’s Landman added about 900,000 to complete 19.8 million viewers.
Amongst simply broadcast sequence, CBS had a bit of over half of the highest 25, once more not together with sports activities. Had been primetime NFL telecasts included, NBC’s Sunday Evening Soccer (23.5 million cross-platform viewers) would rank first, and ABC and ESPN’s Monday Evening Soccer (slightly below 16 million) would take fourth place.
The highest 25 cross-platform reveals of the season, measured over 35 days, are beneath.
