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In 2025, CBS was the leading ad-supported television network in the United States, with an average viewership of **** million, surpassing the viewership number of NBC. The latter recorded **** people watching the TV channel.
CBS is among the oldest and most popular commercial broadcast television and radio networks in the United States. Founded in 1927, the company now operates as a subsidiary of Paramount, with all of its original programming available on the Paramount+ streaming platform. A closer look at the network's recent performance reveals that it ranked ****** among the leading television networks among U.S. adults in 2024. CBS reported an average of ******* viewers between the ages of 18 to 49 that year and was only outperformed by NBC, Fox, and ABC. So what are audiences watching?
According to the latest data, NFL Sunday Night Football was the most watched TV program in the United States during the 2023/2024 season. The sports broadcast, which aired on NBC, scored a ***** million viewers during that period. The three most popular fictional programs to make it into the top five were "Tracker", "NCIS," and "Young Sheldon", all broadcast on CBS.
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