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Last season, Watson was one of CBS’ highest-rated scripted series of the season, in part because it premiered after an AFC Championship game that attracted 44.2 million viewers. How will Watson perform on Monday nights? Will the series be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.
A medical mystery drama series, the Watson TV show was created by Craig Sweeny and is based on characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The series stars Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coster, and Rochelle Aytes. Kacey Rohl, Bethany Brown, Tika Sumpter, Ashleigh Burke, Robert Carlyle, Matt Berry, and Noah Mills recur. The story takes place in modern times, six months after Holmes died fighting his archenemy, Moriarty. Holmes’ friend, Dr. John Watson (Chestnut), resumes his medical career as the head of the Holmes Clinic in Pittsburgh, a clinic dedicated to uncovering and treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him however as evidence surfaces that Moriarty is still alive. Other characters include enigmatic neurologist Ingrid Derian (Harlow); infectious disease and functional medicine specialists Stephens Croft and Adam Croft (Kendall); rheumatology and immunology specialist Sasha Lubbock (Schlingmann); former criminal and administrative aide Shinwell Johnson (Coster); and Mary Morstan (Aytes), the clinic’s medical director and Watson’s ex-wife.
Nielsen Ratings
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For comparisons: Season one of Watson on CBS averaged a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.16 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
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TV SHOW STATUS
As of October 14, 2025, Watson has not been cancelled or renewed for a third season. Stay tuned for further updates.
What do you think? Do you like the Watson TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?