CBS has officially renewed its popular new drama series Watson for a second season. The show, starring Morris Chestnut, is set to return during the 2025-2026 broadcast season on the network and will also be available for streaming on Paramount+.
Here’s the Lowdown: Watson has proven to be a significant success for CBS in its first season, attracting an average of 6.79 million viewers per week based on current Nielsen data. Its premiere episode, which aired following the high-profile AFC Championship game, reached an impressive 18.7 million multiplatform viewers within 35 days, making it the network’s most-watched scripted episode this season.
What This Means Now: The renewal confirms CBS’s confidence in the modern interpretation of the classic Sherlock Holmes character. The show’s strong viewership, particularly its streaming performance where the premiere became the most-streamed scripted episode on Paramount+ with 7 million viewers, clearly justifies its continuation. Morris Chestnut leads the cast, which also includes Eve Harlow and Peter Mark Kendall.
The Bigger Picture: Watson’s success adds to a strong slate of renewed and new shows for CBS. The network highlights that it currently holds four of the top five new series for the 2024-25 season. Watson, produced by CBS Studios with Craig Sweeny as showrunner, joins other returning hits like Tracker and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, solidifying the network’s lineup for the upcoming television seasons.
