{"id":774443,"date":"2026-07-20T19:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/774443\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:09","slug":"stranger-things-marshals-top-final-tv-season-multiplatform-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/774443\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Marshals’ Top Final TV Season Multiplatform Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe final 35-day multi-platform ratings for the 2025-2026 TV season are finally in, now that we\u2019re more than a month beyond the official end of the TV season. According to Nielsen\u2019s multiplatform 35-day linear and streaming ratings, Netflix\u2019s \u201cStranger Things<\/a>\u201d was still the TV season\u2019s most-watched non-sports series, with 32.9 million viewers, followed by the streamer\u2019s \u201cHis & Hers\u201d (25.6 million) and \u201cSean Combs: The Reckoning\u201d (20.6 million).<\/p>\n

\n\tBut after that, Paramount+\u2019s \u201cLandman,\u201d which was No. 5 in our previous ranker<\/a>, leapt to No. 4, while CBS\u2019 \u201cMarshals<\/a>\u201d was the most-watched broadcast show (19.3 million). Add in Paramount+\u2019s \u201cDutton Ranch,\u201d and Taylor Sheridan held three of the top ten positions this year with multiple series.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: 100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: \u2018Stranger Things,\u2019 NFL, \u2018Tracker,\u2019 \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Top the Charts<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tIn the broadcast ranker, CBS held four of the top five series including the top two series \u201cMarshals\u201d and \u201cTracker,\u201d as well as the top-rated comedy \u201cGhosts.\u201d Four new CBS series also made the chart, making them the top four new series: \u201cMarshals,\u201d \u201cSheriff Country,\u201d \u201cBoston Blue\u201d and \u201cCIA.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tABC, meanwhile, has the most-watched adults 18-49 series with \u201cHigh Potential\u201d and most-watched comedy in the demo with \u201cAbbott Elementary.\u201d The Alphabet net landed five of the top six in the demo.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe full 2025-2026 broadcast season took place from Sept. 14, 2025 to May 24, 2026. Here are this year\u2019s final rankers:<\/p>\n

\t\tTOP 25 BROADCAST\/CABLE\/STREAMING SHOWS OF 2025-26, TOTAL VIEWERS (35-DAY MULTIPLATFORM)\t<\/p>\n

RankTitle (Network\/SVOD)TOTAL 35- DAY MULTI-PLATFORM VIEWERS (Millions)1.Stranger Things
(Netflix)32.92.His & Hers\u00a0
(Netflix)25.63.Sean Combs: The Reckoning\u00a0
(Netflix)20.64.Landman
(Paramount+)19.85.Marshals\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)19.36.Dutton Ranch\u00a0
(Paramount+\/ Par Net)19.27.Bridgerton
(Netflix)18.38.Tracker\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)16.39.High Potential\u00a0
(ABC\/ Hulu\/ Disney+)16.010.The Pitt\u00a0
(HBO Max)13.811.Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u00a0
(Netflix)13.412.Fallout\u00a0
(Prime Video)13.313.The Beast In Me\u00a0
(Netflix)12.714.The Boroughs\u00a0
(Netflix)12.015.The Lincoln Lawyer\u00a0
(Netflix)11.416.Matlock\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)11.217.Sheriff Country\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)10.918.The Rookie\u00a0
(ABC\/ Hulu\/ Disney+)10.619.Ghosts\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)10.2Will Trent\u00a0
(ABC\/ Hulu\/ Disney+)10.2The Madison\u00a0
(Paramount+)10.222.NCIS\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)10.023.Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage\u00a0
(CBS\/ Paramount+)9.924.Chicago Fire\u00a0
(NBC\/ Peacock)9.8Dancing With the Stars\u00a0
(ABC\/ Hulu\/ Disney+)9.8<\/p>\n

\n\tSource: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9\/14-5\/24\/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming. Does not include series or specials with less than 4 telecasts.<\/p>\n

\t\tTOP 25 BROADCAST TV SHOWS OF 2025-26, TOTAL VIEWERS (Total Multiplatform 35-Day)\t<\/p>\n

RankTitle (Network)Total Multiplatform (Millions)1.Marshals\u00a0(CBS)19.32.Tracker\u00a0(CBS)16.33.High Potential\u00a0(ABC)16.04.Matlock\u00a0(CBS)11.25.Sheriff Country\u00a0(CBS)10.96.The Rookie\u00a0(ABC)10.67.Ghosts\u00a0(CBS)10.2Will Trent\u00a0(ABC)10.29.NCIS\u00a0(CBS)10.010.Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage\u00a0(CBS)9.911.Chicago Fire\u00a0(NBC)9.8Dancing With the Stars\u00a0(ABC)9.813.Survivor\u00a0(CBS)9.714.9-1-1\u00a0(ABC)9.415.60 Minutes\u00a0(CBS)9.316.Chicago Med\u00a0(NBC)9.2Boston Blue (CBS)9.218.Chicago P.D.\u00a0(NBC)9.119.Elsbeth\u00a0(CBS)9.020.FBI\u00a0(CBS)8.921.Law & Order: SVU\u00a0(NBC)8.622.Scrubs\u00a0(ABC)8.523.Fire Country\u00a0(CBS)8.224.Shifting Gears\u00a0(ABC)8.1CIA\u00a0(CBS)8.1<\/p>\n

\n\tSource: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ Prime AA, L+35, 9\/14-5\/24\/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 35-Day Total Flight for streaming.<\/p>\n

\t\tTOP 20 BROADCAST TV SHOWS OF 2025-26, ADULTS 18-49 (Total Multiplatform 35-Day)\t<\/p>\n

RankTitle (Network)Total Multiplatform (Ratings)1.High Potential\u00a0(ABC)3.352.Marshals\u00a0(CBS)2.963.Abbott Elementary\u00a0(ABC)2.774.Scrubs (ABC)2.675.The Rookie\u00a0(ABC)2.616.Dancing With the Stars\u00a0(ABC)2.307.Survivor (CBS)1.998.Fear Factor: House of Fear (Fox)1.979.Bob\u2019s Burgers (Fox)1.94Ghosts\u00a0(CBS)1.9411.Family Guy\u00a0(Fox)1.9212.Tracker\u00a0(CBS)1.8513.9-1-1\u00a0(ABC)1.8414.Law & Order: SVU\u00a0(NBC)1.63Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u00a0(ABC)1.6316.9-1-1: Nashville\u00a0(ABC)1.4417.Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage (CBS)1.4118.Will Trent\u00a0(ABC)1.40Shifting Gears\u00a0(ABC)1.4020.St. Denis Medical\u00a0(NBC)1.32Source: Cross platform analysis of Nielsen Linear + SCR data based on 35 days of viewing from the linear air date and streaming FSD. Includes pre-premieres. Broadcast original series only. Excludes sports, specials, news, repeats and summer series carrying over into fall. Linear based on Nielsen\u2019s updated Big Data Plus Panel Sample. SCR Program name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final 35-day multi-platform ratings for the 2025-2026 TV season are finally in, now that we\u2019re more than…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,223967,13671,92,9611],"class_list":["post-774443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-marshals","tag-stranger-things","tag-tv","tag-tv-ratings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}