Ratings: 'Tracker,' 'Marshals' and 'DWTS' Lead First Week of Full Broadcast Competition

The fall's first full round of Nielsen numbers are in! Let's break down the strongest starts.

Share
Ratings: 'Tracker,' 'Marshals' and 'DWTS' Lead First Week of Full Broadcast Competition
'Tracker' (Courtesy of CBS), 'Dancing With the Stars' (ABC) and 'Chicago Fire (NBC)

The Nielsen reports are in for the week of October 5 — aka the first measurement period in which all four major broadcast nets fielded fresh fare — and CBS claimed 14 out of the Top 20 most-watched programs.

NBC followed with five qualifiers, while ABC netted (a very big) one.

Let's break it down....