Washington DC, March 27 -- Medical drama 'Watson' which follows the story of Dr Watson, a close aide of detective Sherlock Holmes, has been renewed for the second season by CBS, reported Variety.

The series stars Morris Chestnut in the lead role. According to the outlet, the series is averaging 6.79 million viewers per episode in the Nielsen season-to-date most current data.

CBS reports that the pilot episode--which aired following the AFC Championship game in January--has reached 18.7 million viewers in multiplatform viewing in Live+35, as quoted by Variey.

Along with Chestnut, the series' cast includes Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coster, and Rochelle Aytes. As per the official series description, the sho...