The series "Sheriff Country" won the week with 5.5 million viewers, with eight of the top 10 shows on CBS.

CBS was the most-watched network of the week of October 4–10, during which it aired new episodes of its shows on its prime-time lineup. The Eye network averaged 4.4 million viewers in prime time during that window, a significant lead over its closest competitor, NBC, which averaged 3.4 million. ABC and Fox […]

CBS was the top-rated broadcaster for the week of Oct. 4-10, during which it aired new seasons of shows on its prime-time lineup.

Additionally, CBS was the only network to show year-over-year growth, up 9 percent from last year's 4.1 million viewers. It should be noted, however, that CBS made a heavier first-week push than its competitors, which premiered some of their shows in September and others in late fall.

Among the highlights of CBS' first-week run was "Sheriff Country," the "Fire Nation" spinoff that premiered its second season on Friday to a record low of 5.5 million viewers, a 25 percent increase from last year's premiere. Also impressive was the new drama series "Cupertino," which beat "Law & Order" in the same time slot with 3.2 million viewers. Popular in Variety

CBS had eight of the top 10 programs broadcast from Oct. 4-10: "60 Minutes" with 10.2 million viewers, "Marshals" with 8.2 million, "Tracker" with 7 million, "NCIS" with 6.4 million, "NCIS: New York" with 5.6 million, "FBI" with 5.5 million, "FBI" with less than 5.5 million. 5.5 million and "Country Sheriff" shortly after "Georgie and Mandy". The only non-CBS series to make the week's top 10 were "Dancing with the Stars" at No. 4 with 6.4 million viewers on ABC and "Chicago Med" at No. 6 with 5.6 million viewers on NBC.

Along with making the top 10, "NCIS: New York" and "Georgie & Mandy" are also the most-watched new broadcast series and the most-watched broadcast comedy, respectively.

CBS showed year-over-year growth across all five weeknights. On Sunday, the network saw a 48 percent increase over last year, led by "60 Minutes" and "The Marshalls." Monday night programming was up 19 percent, with "The FBI" in particular debuting with 24 percent more viewers than last year. Tuesday (aka "NCIS" night) was up 40%, while Wednesday was up 8%, Thursday 14% and Friday 5%.