#WrapPro: Despite closing out the 2024-25 TV season as the most-watched broadcast network, CBS had to make some tough calls in canceling popular series like “
#TheEqualizer,” “
#SWAT” and two “FBI” spinoffs from the 2025-26 lineup — cancellations that might have upset fans, but which seem self-explanatory breaking down where they ranked in this season’s ratings.
It comes as no surprise the network’s shining stars “
#Tracker” and “
#Matlock,” which earned a Season 2 renewal after just two episodes, continued their dominance throughout the season, wrapping up as the two most-watched broadcast series according to Nielsen live-plus-35-day multiplatform figures. The
#JustinHartley-led procedural averaged 17.5 million viewers while
#KathyBates’ twisty legal reboot closed out its first season with 16.1 million viewers.
While ABC’s “
#HighPotential” and “
#WillTrent” snuck into the top eight broadcast shows with 16.1 million and 11.6 million viewers in the No. 3 and No. 6 spots, respectively, CBS ...