CBS is surprised Ghosts is a massive hit

Variety

The freshman remake of the British series of the same name is currently the No. 2 comedy on broadcast TV after CBS' Young Sheldon. “It’s the most pleasant kind of surprise,” says CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl. “Material we fell in love with, a pilot we fell in love with. It’s like most hits, nothing screamed that, ‘hey, this is gonna be a breakout hit.’ We hoped for it. We always do. But it was a little bit of a departure from what we normally do. So it’s enormously gratifying to see the show that builds a little each week, increasing audience, the delayed viewing, the streaming numbers, and just the buzz." Kahl adds: “It’s also gratifying to put a big four-quadrant, mass appeal hit back on broadcast TV. It’s fun reading the tweets. We have to take it as a compliment that a lot of people are saying, ‘I can’t believe this show’s on broadcast TV.’"