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Tracker, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country & 6 More Shows Renewed by CBS

CBS has renewed Tracker (for Season 4), Matlock (for Season 3), Elsbeth (for Season 4), Fire Country (for Season 5), and six more shows.

Published Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:31:08 -0600

by Ray Flook

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If you're a fan of what CBS has been doing with its programming lately, then you're going to love what the network had to announce earlier today. Tracker (renewed for Season 4), Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (renewed for Season 3), Matlock (renewed for Season 3), Elsbeth (renewed for Season 4), Fire Country (renewed for Season 5), NCIS (renewed for Season 24), NCIS: Origins (renewed for Season 3), NCIS: Sydney (renewed for Season 4), Survivor (renewed for Season 51 ahead of Season 50 premiere), and The Amazing Race (renewed for Season 39). They joined the previously renewed series Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, FBI, and Ghosts. Only the Morris Chestnut-starring Watson and comedy DMV remain renewal question marks. The news comes as many of CBS's series prepare to return later on in February, after Olympics coverage has passed.

It's been safe to say for a while now that Tracker is a pretty huge hit for the network. But sometimes, you need end-of-the-year lists to really drive home the point. For example, Variety released its look at the Top 100 most-watched telecasts in primetime for 2025. Right off the bat, to no one's surprise, NFL football and programming related to it dominated the field once again. But when it comes to drama, Tracker was the other headline-grabber. Last year's ratings rundown saw the series secure 15 spots on the Top 100 list of total viewers; this year, it increased its hold by four episodes (for a total of 19 spots). The ratings rundown looks at the Live+7 ratings for telecasts released during primetime this year, and is based on broadcast and cable measurements (measuring both total viewers and Adults 18-49). As for those episodes…

Here's a look at the episodes that made the Top 1oo of the most-watched primetime telecasts for 2025 in terms of total viewers*:

60. S3E3 "First Fire" (CBS) 11,822,000 11/2/2025
66. S2E13 "Neptune" (CBS) 11,275,000 3/16/2025
67. S3E7 "Eat the Rich" (CBS) 11,247,000 11/30/2025
71. S2E20 "Echo Ridge" (CBS) 11,123,000 5/11/2025
72. S2E10 "Nightingale" (CBS) 11,106,000 2/23/2025
73. S2E15 "The Grey Goose" (CBS) 11,001,000 3/30/2025
74. S2E16 "The Mercy Shot" (CBS) 10,887,000 4/13/2025
75. S3E1 "The Process" (CBS) 10,884,000 10/19/2025
77. S2E19 "Rules of the Game" (CBS) 10,877,000 5/4/2025
79. S2E12 "Monster" (CBS) 10,679,000 3/9/2025
80. S3E2 "Leverage" (CBS) 10,653,000 10/26/2025
81. S3E4 "No Man's Land" (CBS) 10,630,000 11/9/2025
82. S3E6 "Angel" (CBS) 10,576,000 11/23/2025
83. S2E17 "Memories" (CBS) 10,519,000 4/20/2025
86. S3E5 "The Old Ways" (CBS) 10,453,000 11/16/2025
88. S2E14 "Exodus" (CBS) 10,426,000 3/23/2025
90. S2E18 "Collision" (CBS) 10,316,000 4/27/2025
96. S2E11 "Shades of Gray" (CBS) 10,089,000 3/2/2025
97. S2E9 "The Disciple" (CBS) 10,010,000 2/16/2025

*Source: Nielsen, 1/1/25 – 12/1/25. L7 Data. All Telecasts, Broadcast and Cable (excluding telecasts with durations under 25 min, including SB, AFC champ, and NFC playoff). Broadcast Prime, telecast with start times within daypart (M-Sat 8P-11P; Sun 7P-11P).

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