{"id":445364,"date":"2026-05-12T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445364\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:16:13","slug":"his-high-potential-leads-season-in-18-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445364\/","title":{"rendered":"His &#038; Hers Top 2026 Show So Far; High Potential Leads Season in 18-49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe year is still young, but through at least the first three and a half months of the year, Netflix\u2019s \u201cHis &amp; Hers\u201d takes the crown for the most-watched series of 2026 \u2014 according to the latest multiplatform numbers from Nielsen. With 35 days of linear and streaming viewership in, \u201cHis &amp; Hers\u201d averaged 25.6 million viewers (of course, it being Netflix, that\u2019s all streaming).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tClose behind is the first broadcast iteration of the Taylor Sheridan \u201cYellowstone\u201d universe, the new CBS series \u201cMarshals,\u201d which averaged 25.24 million viewers as it got off the ground. Then came another Sheridan series, Paramount+\u2019s \u201cLandman,\u201d followed by Netflix\u2019s latest season of \u201cBridgerton\u201d and two more broadcast hits: CBS\u2019 \u201cTracker\u201d and ABC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/high-potential\/\" id=\"auto-tag_high-potential\" data-tag=\"high-potential\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">High Potential<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, timed to Disney\u2019s Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/upfronts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_upfronts\" data-tag=\"upfronts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">upfronts<\/a> presentation, ABC also shared the season-to-date ranker for broadcast entertainment series in adults 18-49 \u2014 which is led by \u201cHigh Potential.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the multiplatform ranker (which doesn\u2019t include sports), ABC notes that it has four of the five top shows in the demo, including the top drama with \u201cHigh Potential,\u201d the top comedy (\u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d) and top alternative show (\u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d). In total viewers, \u201cHigh Potential\u201d is No. 3 and \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d is No. 5. ABC is claiming the No. 1 broadcast crown with entertainment fare in adults 18-49 (per live+7 numbers).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHere are the latest Nielsen multiplatform ratings, as shared by ABC:<\/p>\n<p>\t\tLinear and Streaming Total Viewers, Year to Date (Jan. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2026)\t<\/p>\n<p>RankTitle (Network\/SVOD)35-day Multiplatform viewers1.His &amp; Hers (Netflix)25.60 million2.Marshals (CBS\/ Paramount+)25.24 million3.Landman (Paramount+)19.94 million4.Bridgerton (Netflix)18.31 million5.Tracker (CBS\/ Paramount+)17.01 million6.High Potential (ABC\/ Hulu)16.14 million7.The Pitt (HBO Max)13.45 million8.Fallout (Prime Video)12.22 million9.The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)11.37 million10.The Madison\u00a0(Paramount+)10.90 million11.The Rookie (ABC\/ Hulu)10.85 million12.Will Trent (ABC\/ Hulu)10.54 million13.Sheriff Country (CBS\/ Paramount+)10.50 million14.Ghosts (CBS\/ Paramount+)10.34 million15.Matlock (CBS\/ Paramount+)10.22 million16.CIA (CBS\/ Paramount+)10.16 million17.Chicago Fire\u00a0(NBC\/ Peacock)9.95 million18.Survivor (CBS\/ Paramount+)9.94 million19.Georgie &amp; Mandy\u2019s First Marriage (CBS\/ Paramount+)9.91 million20.Night of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO\/ HBO Max)9.76 millionSource: Cross platform analysis of Nielsen Linear+ SCR data based 35 days of viewing from the linear air data and streaming FSD. Includes pre-premieres. Scripted and unscripted series across broadcast, cable and streaming. Excludes sports, specials, movies, news, kids and repeats. Linear based on Nielsen\u2019s Big Big Data Plus Panel Sample CY: 1\/1\/26-3\/15\/26.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTop 20 Broadcast Entertainment Series Season-to-Date, Adults 18-49 (Sept. 14, 2025 to April 19, 2026)\t<\/p>\n<p>RankTitle (Network)18-49 rating1.High Potential (ABC)2.272.Marshals (CBS)2.18 3.Dancing With the Stars (ABC)2.094.The Rookie (ABC)1.935.Abbott Elementary (ABC)1.766.Scrubs (ABC)1.757.Survivor (CBS)1.648.Tracker (CBS)1.379.9-1-1 (ABC)1.34Ghosts\u00a0(CBS)1.3411.Fear Factor: House of Fear (Fox)1.2212.Grey\u2019s Anatomy (ABC)1.2013.Law &amp; Order: SVU (NBC)1.1114.9-1-1 Nashville (ABC)1.0715.Bob\u2019s Burgers (Fox)1.0616.Will Trent (ABC)1.0417.Shifting Gears\u00a0(ABC)1.0118.Family Guy (Sun. 9:30) (Fox)1.0019.Georgie &amp; Mandy\u2019s First Marriage (CBS)0.9920.Family Guy (Fox)0.94Source: Cross platform analysis of Nielsen Linear+ SCR data based 7 days of viewing from the linear air data and streaming FSD. Includes pre-premieres. Broadcast original series only. Excludes sports, specials, movies, news, kids and repeats. Linear based on Nielsen\u2019s Big Big Data Plus Panel Sample  9\/14\/25-4\/19\/26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The year is still young, but through at least the first three and a half months of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,17754,93830,61,60,282,15263,65542],"class_list":["post-445364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-high-potential","tag-his-hers","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv","tag-tv-ratings","tag-upfronts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}