Paramount+ Binge Guide (May 8–10): Taylor Sheridan’s #1 Hit Is Dethroned Globally

Paramount+ has several trending hits heading into the weekend of May 8–10, 2026, but these three elite shows are among the very best to binge tonight. Taylor Sheridan's divisive new show has remained one of the most-watched series on CBS and Paramount+ since its premiere way back in March, but it has recently been dethroned as the #1 most-watched show on the streaming platform by a long-running cop drama.

These two viral series are what everyone seems to be watching this week on Paramount+, along with an action crime drama that is rapidly nearing its season 3 finale. Shorter Paramount+ original series like Coldwater and Girl Taken are viable options for a quick weekend binge, as well as Sheridan's other modern shows like Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown. That said, only a handful of Paramount+ shows made the cut as top 10 global hits right now, and these three can't-miss series are at the very top.

Tracker

Tracker is one of the best shows to binge-watch this weekend on Paramount+, especially if you haven't started watching the third season yet. With just a few episodes to go before the season 3 finale, and a fourth season already confirmed and on the way, there's no better time to start watching this popular network action drama series than right now.

Tracker earned an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score for its debut season in 2024 and has been on a hot streak ever since, consistently ranking as one of the most-watched shows on CBS and Paramount+. The series follows a drifter named Colter Shaw who, much like Jack Reacher in Prime Video's acclaimed series Reacher, travels around the country helping people and local police solve crimes. Some would even call Tracker the perfect Reacher replacement series while waiting for season 4 to arrive later this year.

Marshals

Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone sequel series, Marshals, has dominated viewership charts on Paramount+ for the better part of the last two months and is still one of the best shows to watch on the platform right now. Whether you agree with the surprisingly low Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 28% or not, there's no denying that Marshals is one of the most-viewed new CBS/Paramount+ shows of the year so far.

Following Luke Grimes' iconic Kayce Dutton, the series centers around an elite team of U.S. Marshals who track down dangerous and wanted criminals. Marshals will continue to drop new episodes every Sunday until May 24, and it's worth noting that viewers who have stuck with the series since its premiere have given it strong user ratings on IMDb, suggesting that the series is not as bad as its RT scores suggest.

NCIS

NCIS has one of the longest tenures of any television show ever made, premiering back in 2003 and spanning over 500 episodes across 24 seasons so far. It has also recently surpassed Marshals in terms of current daily viewership on Paramount+, adding yet another feather to its long-standing hat. As a classic police procedural series, NCIS has produced numerous spinoff series and is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements in modern television of all time.

NCIS has seen plenty of notable stars come and go over the years, including the iconic David McCallum, Mark Harmon, and Rocky Carroll, but it has still found a way to maintain its appeal for more than 20 consecutive years. If you're looking for something casual and familiar to watch this weekend with a nostalgic 2000s cop drama feel, NCIS has proven that it's still worth watching in 2026 as it releases new episodes and surges in viewership heading into the weekend.