For broadcast TV, 2025 was the year that the narrative swung back their way — and we have “High Potential” and “Tracker” in particular to thank for that. Both shows continue to dominate with viewership when multiplatform numbers — linear, timeshifted and streaming — are tallied, putting those shows (and several others in the broadcast realm) higher, in many cases, than their competitors from the streaming-only world.
Per ratings from both ABC and CBS, “High Potential” and “Tracker” are virtually tied as the most-watched entertainment series (when sports and news aren’t included) on broadcast in the 2025 calendar year. Both networks are using slightly different methodologies to get to their tallies, but the two shows are within spitting distance of each other, averaging around 16.5 million viewers depending on how many episodes are included in the mix.
According to ABC and confirmed by Nielsen, when looking at linear+streaming content ratings data based on 35 days…
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