CBS says Marshals premiere week tops all entertainment with 15.14 million
Marshals beat Tracker's 13.86 million viewers as CBS averaged 8.63 million during its fall 2026 premiere week, Oct. 4 through 10.
CBS reported that the second season of Marshals drew 15.14 million multiplatform viewers in its premiere week, making it the No. 1 entertainment program of the week during the network's fall 2026 premiere week, according to the network.
Tracker, starring Justin Hartley, finished second with 13.86 million viewers as it returned for a fourth season. The two shows also placed first and second among streaming viewership alone for that week.
The 15.14 million figure is a slight gain over the show's 15 million season one average. Season two opened with 8.2 million same-day viewers, ahead of all other scripted competition.
CBS averaged 8.63 million viewers in Nielsen live-plus-seven-day multiplatform data during its fall 2026 premiere week, Oct. 4 through 10, up 14% year over year. The network says it landed seven of the ten most-watched shows across broadcast and streaming, with six series topping 10 million viewers.
Background
Marshals, created and run by Spencer Hudnut with Taylor Sheridan as executive producer, debuted in March with 9.52 million same-day viewers, described as the best scripted launch without a football lead-in in years. It averaged a franchise-leading 19.3 million in 35-day multiplatform viewing across its first season and holds a 48% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes. CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach greenlit the broadcast run based on the strength of Yellowstone and Tulsa King on linear.
Quick answers
How many viewers did the Marshals season two premiere draw?
CBS reported 15.14 million multiplatform viewers for the premiere week, with 8.2 million same-day viewers.
What was the second most-watched show that week?
Tracker finished second with 13.86 million viewers in its fourth season return.