‘Sheriff Country’ draws just under 5.5 million viewers as CBS takes eight of premiere week’s top 10 broadcast shows

Variety reports that ‘Sheriff Country,’ the ‘Fire Country’ spinoff starring Morena Baccarin, hit a series high of just under 5.5 million viewers for its Season 2 premiere, up 25% from its Season 1 debut. During the Oct. 4–10 premiere week, CBS averaged 4.4 million primetime viewers, ahead of NBC’s 3.4 million, and had eight of the 10 most-watched broadcast shows.