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#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 ...

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