Overview

• Netflix originals occupied 10 of the season’s top 15 slots, led by Squid Game season 2’s 27.1 million viewers and Adolescence’s 19 million.
• CBS dramas Tracker and Matlock and ABC’s High Potential challenged streaming giants by placing among the top six most-watched series.
• Nielsen’s live-plus-35-day multiplatform data revealed streaming partners amplified broadcast audiences, with High Potential nearly doubling its total via Hulu.
• Prime Video’s Reacher (17.3 million) and Paramount+’s Landman (15.8 million) were the only non-Netflix streaming shows in the top 10, marking growing competition.
• Under the new metrics, CBS canceled three dramas despite their high multiplatform rankings, prompting network lineup shake-ups.