With more than a dozen Tracker The episodes earn spots as the most-watched TV shows of the year, and the power of these episodes is undeniable Justin Hartley.
in diverseThe annual list of the 100 most-watched prime-time television shows of the year, 75 of the slots belong to sports including NFL games and… Installments for the Summer Olympics in Paris. But on the written side it was TrackerTime to Shine with the CBS series scoring 15 points, which was more than anything else except the NFL and the Olympics. Other sites were secured with four editions of 60 minutes And the last two consecutive episodes of Young Sheldon.
NBC was the network that topped the list with 38 slots Courtesy of Sunday Night Football And coverage of the Summer Olympics. CBS followed in second place with 25 slots, then ABC and Prime Video with 10 slots each, Fox with nine, and ESPN with five.
TrackerSuccess does not come as Lots of surprise Since the hit show has continued to come to the fore. when Tracker The series returned with its second season premiere in October, attracting 8.3 million viewers, representing a nearly 10 percent increase in viewership over the first season's finale. The season 2 premiere also saw the show's highest viewership since The series debuted in February After the Super Bowl.
Tracker It was officially coined as the most-watched broadcast premiere since NCIS“The last episode with Mark Harmon In September 2021. According to the ratings, Tracker outperformed the reimagined CBS network Matlock reboot, which attracted $7.7 million During the premiere of the movie sneak peek In September.
Earlier this month, CBS revealed this Tracker The show averaged 18.2 million viewers per episode according to Paramount+ and streaming metrics. Matlock It followed closely behind with 16.9 million per episode.
Tracker, based on the novel by Jeffrey Deaver Never gameThe film follows a survivor named Coulter (Hartley) who travels across the country helping people and law enforcement officials solve a variety of mysteries. As the series develops, viewers learn more about how Colter copes The past shaped his present life Like a lone wolf.
Hartley, 47, serves as lead producer and executive producer alongside this is us Producer and director Ken Olin. He has previously shared his enthusiasm Access to Bring View To pay off in front of and behind the camera.
“I'm excited about it. It's been a long time coming. Ken Olin and I built this show from the set years ago this is us Until we finished filming our final season. “We’ve been like this for years, through the pandemic, the strike, etc.” Entertainment tonight In February. “We poured our hearts and souls into this thing and started working on this what seems like forever (ago).” It's a labor of love for sure. I'm really proud of it and I'm happy that people will finally get a chance to see it.
Hartley discussed how he wanted to make Coulter attractive to all audience members, saying: Hollywood Reporter In the same month, “I think a lot of times it's all about the message or this political topic. Sometimes it gets lost in the shuffle that we are artists. I want people to watch something and enjoy it.”
He continued: “Coulter Shaw is not necessarily agenda-driven. He's a businessman. He takes the money, and that's how he makes his living. He has no political motives. He is driven by doing the right thing. Where does that come from? Well, this comes from his childhood, and we reveal that in the series.
Tracker returns to CBS on Sunday, February 16 at 8pm ET. New episodes air the next day on Paramount+.