Yahoo Lifestyle Fall TV Ratings Update: Tracker, Matlock and Georgie & Mandy Still Lead Non-Sports Fare
CBS’ Tracker is locating more eyeballs in its new, earlier Sunday time slot.
Per updated ratings data (through Nov. 18), the Justin Hartley-led drama still stands as the most-watched entertainment program of the 2024-25 TV season — and with a slightly larger audience than it averaged in Season 1. Tracker is also the highest-rated drama (in 18-49).
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CBS’ Matlock, meanwhile, stands as the fall’s most-watched new series, and it enjoys a 100% Certified Fresh rating over on Rotten Tomatoes to boot (the first broadcast show in five years to pull off that feat).
CBS lays claim to a third superlative this fall, as home to the most-watched new comedy, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
A few other fun facts, before we get to the updated ranking of Top 25 most-watched non-sports programs:
*Matlock and ABC’s High Potential and Doctor Odyssey have all improved their respective time slots — which is what new shows are hoped to do!
*With a stronger lead-in, CBS’ Elsbeth is drawing more viewers in Season 2.
*Tracker’s gain appears to be The Equalizer‘s loss, as Queen Latifah’s spinoff-spawning action drama is now drawing markedly fewer viewers in its (soon to be even) later Sunday time slot.
*The NCIS and NCIS: Origins “versus last season” comparisons noted below are arguably skewed, since the strikes-delayed NCIS Season 21 and NCIS: Hawai’i Season 3 were not up against both Monday Night Football and post-season baseball.
*Fox’s most-watched entertainment program is the terminal 9-1-1: Lone Star, which would rank somewhere around No. 40 (with 4.1 million viewers).
*The CW’s most-watched programs are WWE NXT (averaging 783,000 viewers) and Superman & Lois (708K).
Two months into the TV season, and with Night Court Season 3 and NBC’s St. Denis Medical yet to hit the Live+7 charts, here are the Top 25 broadcast shows:
NON-SPORTS PROGRAM | TOTAL VIEWERS* | VS. LAST SEASON | DEMO RATING (18-49)* | |
1 | Tracker (CBS) | 10.9 million | Up a tick | 0.80 |
2 | Matlock (CBS) | 10.1 million | +62% vs. So Help Me Todd | 0.60 |
3 | 60 Minutes (CBS) | 9.4 million | +11% | 0.97 |
4 | Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS) | 8 million | -14% vs. Young Sheldon | 0.63 |
5 | FBI (CBS) | 7.9 million | -10% | 0.52 |
6 | NCIS (CBS) | 7.85 million | -19% | 0.56 |
7 | Elsbeth (CBS) | 7.8 million | +5% | 0.47 |
8 | Chicago Fire (NBC) | 7.7 million | -10% | 0.60 |
9 | Ghosts (CBS) | 7.5 million | -9% | 0.67 |
10 | Chicago Med (NBC) | 7.3 million | -9% | 0.56 |
11 | Blue Bloods (CBS) | 7.05 million | -15% | 0.41 |
12 | Chicago P.D. (NBC) | 6.8 million | -13% | 0.59 |
13 | High Potential (ABC) | 6.5 million | +38% vs. The Good Doctor | 0.56 |
14 | FBI: International (CBS) | 6.48 million | -8% | 0.43 |
15 | The Voice (NBC, Mon-Tue averages) | 6.1 million | Steady | 0.52 |
16 | 9-1-1 (ABC) | 6.4 million | -3% | 0.65 |
17 | NCIS: Origins (CBS) | 6.4 million | -18% vs. NCIS: Hawai’i | 0.45 |
18 | FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) | 6.2 million | -14% | 0.43 |
19 | The Equalizer (CBS) | 6.2 million | -21% | 0.43 |
20 | Fire Country (CBS) | 6 million | -18% | 0.50 |
21 | Survivor (CBS) | 5.9 million | -7% | 0.91 |
22 | Dancing With the Stars (ABC) | 5.6 million | -5% | 0.79 |
23 | Law & Order: SVU (NBC) | 5.4 million | -18% | 0.64 |
24 | S.W.A.T. (CBS) | 5.3 million | -13% | 0.42 |
25 | Doctor Odyssey (ABC) | 5 million | Up a tick vs: Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 | 0.46 |
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