"Marshals" Premiere Soars
Mar 04, 2026 08:48AM ● By Kelsey Swire
The series premiere of MARSHALS on CBS (Sunday, March 1) was viewed by 9.52 million viewers, the most-watched new scripted series premiere without a football lead-in since 2018 (Source: Nielsen, Live+SD Panel + Big Data). MARSHALS is the first broadcast series from the YELLOWSTONE universe and is produced by Paramount TV Studios and 101 Studios.
MARSHALS Premiere Highlights:
#1 show of the week, averaging 9.52 million viewers.
#1 new series premiere in the 2025-26 broadcast season.
Best scripted premiere without a football lead-in since CBS’ FBI on Sept. 25, 2018 (10.09m viewers).
99% show retention by half hour.
CBS’ Sunday night lineup of 60 MINUTES (7:00-8:00 PM) with 7.21 million viewers, MARSHALS (8:00-9:00 PM) with 9.52 million viewers, TRACKER (9:00-10:00 PM) with 8.29 million viewers and WATSON (10:00-11:00 PM) with 4.00 million viewers, beat the second-place network, ABC, by +171% (vs. 2.68m viewers). CBS also beat NBC, ABC and FOX combined by +21% (vs. 6.00m viewers).
MARSHALS, TRACKER and 60 MINUTES are the top three series on television for the week.
TRACKER was the #2 program of the week; Sunday’s episode was up +3% from its fall average.
About MARSHALS
MARSHALS stars Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana. The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.