Top TV Shows 2025-26: ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘DWTS’ Leading Ratings

TV fans were buzzing this season as “Stranger Things” wrapped up its final season with a whopping 32.9 million viewers on average, making it the top series of the 2025-26 TV season. That’s according to Nielsen’s multiplatform ranker, which tracked viewership over a 35-day period. Netflix also held the top spot last season with “Squid Game.” With the introduction of multiplatform data, it’s easier to compare how streaming shows stack up against traditional TV. This list focuses on regular series and doesn’t include sports programs like “Sunday Night Football,” which still dominates linear TV. Other popular titles this season included Netflix’s “His & Hers” and CBS’s “Marshals,” the first broadcast show in the Taylor Sheridan “Yellowstone” universe, drawing in 20.7 million viewers.