The Bullpen: New League Series Premiere: Tryouts
What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Prime Video and Netflix from March 8-March 14
Another week brings a slew of new debuts on streaming, while some of the top hits continue to release new episodes. Keep reading to see where everything landed on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Prime Video and Netflix this week!
Wednesday TV Ratings 3/11/26: Survivor 50 Drops but Still More Than Doubles Closest Competition, Scrubs and Abbott Elementary Also Decline, Hollywood Squares Low in New Time Slot
Analysis to come.
Access Hollywood Canceled by NBCUniversal, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show Also Axed Amid Syndication Struggles
It's a syndication bloodbath at NBCUniversal, as the studio is set to end its first-run syndication operations entirely, a month after it was announced that their top-rated talk series The Kelly Clarkson Show would end after its current season. NBCUniversal will end long-running tabloid news series Access Hollywood after its 30th season, after debuting in 1996. Its cancellation will also mark the end of its afternoon talk show spinoff, Access Daily, which is hosted by Access hosts Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover. Alongside the Access Hollywood cancellation comes the cancellations of The Steve Wilkos Show, on the air since 2007, and Karamo, which debuted in 2002 and is in its fourth season. The series' cancellation come as first-run syndicated programs struggle to stay alive. Lionsgate also announced last month that syndicated talk show Sherri will end this season, meaning five daytime syndicated staples will end their runs in 2026. Few syndicated daytime talk series remain on the air at this point, though Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Hudson's talk shows have been renewed, and Tamron Hall and Live with Kelly and Mark also remain on the air. Long-running evening syndicated tabloid series Extra, Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition also remain on the air.
Sunday TV Ratings 3/8/26: Tracker and Watson Decline, Marshals Drops in Week Two but Remains Strong, Family Guy and American Dad! Rise in Total Viewers
Analysis to come.
Our House Season 8 Episode 18 - Our Whale Watch
Our House Season 8 Episode 18
Our Whale Watch
NBC Renew/Cancel Week 19: The Hunting Party Isn’t Such Easy Prey After All...
This week on the NBC Renew/Cancel, a show that seemed to be doomed is making a comeback, possibly just in time. Plus, a strong new show solidifies its standing. Keep reading to see which show is on the move and which one seems primed for an upgrade in the near future.
Tuesday TV Ratings 3/10/26: NCIS Jumps to Season High, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney Also Rise, RJ Decker Rises in Week Two Even as High Potential Slips
Analysis to come.
Saturday TV Ratings 3/7/26: Saturday Night Live Slides, World Baseball Classic Leads, Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony Low
Analysis to come.
NBC Announces Summer 2026 Schedule, Cancels Yes Chef
NBC has announced their summer lineup for 2026, including a few summer staples and a new series long in the works.
Tuesday, June 2:
8 PM: America's Got Talent season premiere
10 PM: Password season premiere
Thursday, June 4:
8 PM: Surviving Earth series premiere
9 PM: The Americas repeats
Monday, June 8:
9 PM: American Ninja Warrior season premiere
Wednesday, August 19:
8 PM: America's Got Talent Wednesday premiere
9 PM: The Wall midseason premiere
Marshals Renewed for Season Two
It's aired just two episodes, but that's all CBS needed to know they wanted more Marshals. The Yellowstone spinoff has already been renewed for a second season, just a week and a half after its splashy debut, which saw the series debut to the highest rating for a scripted series this season without NFL assistance, with a 0.67 in the key 18-49 demo and 9.5 million viewers - its most-watched series premiere since Young Sheldon. In multiplatform viewing, the show's premiere drew over twenty million viewers, marking CBS's best launch in recent years in this metric as well. The show's success comes as little surprise, as the Yellowstone franchise has been a huge money-maker for Paramount over the years, with the parent series ranking among TV's highest-rated scripted series during the last few seasons of its run, despite airing on cable. Luke Grimes reprised his Yellowstone role as Kayce Dutton, with Gil Birmingham, Brecken Merrill, and Mo Brings Plenty also joining him on the new series, and Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, and Ash Santos among new additions. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.
Fox Orders Family Guy Spinoff Stewie
In a surprise move, Fox has announced they're expanding their crop of animated series, this time turning to one of their long-running legacy comedies for a spinoff, rather than developing another new series. Family Guy will have its second spinoff, centered on fan favorite Stewie Griffin, seventeen years after the show's first spinoff - The Cleveland Show - debuted. Titled Stewie, the new animated comedy will feature Stewie spicing up his boring days at preschool by using his inventions to visit various points in history and space. The spinoff will not interfere with Stewie's presence on Family Guy, and Seth MacFarlane will voice him on both shows. Stewie has received a two-season order, and is set to premiere in the 2027-2028 broadcast season, meaning its order will take it through to the end of Family Guy and American Dad's current four-season renewals.
Monday TV Ratings 3/9/26: St. Denis Medical and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Rise, CIA Ticks Up to Series High as FBI Jumps, American Idol Sinks to Series Low
Analysis to come.
Friday TV Ratings 3/6/26: Happy’s Place Jumps to Season High, Stumble Also Rises, Sheriff Country and Fire Country Rebound
Analysis to come.
Marietta Season 8 Episode 18 - Diabetta
Marietta Season 8 Episode 18
Diabetta
ABC Renew/Cancel Week 19: RJ Decker Could Remain On Deck
Thursday TV Ratings 3/5/26: 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville Rise for Crossover, SVU and Matlock Also Rise, The Hunting Party Nears Series High
Analysis to come.
Doc Renewed for Season 3
Fox's renewals continue, as they have now announced the medical drama Doc will be back for a third season on the network. In addition to the renewal, they've also announced it will be a full twenty-two episodes, an increasingly rare phenomenon for a TV series in recent seasons. While not a massive hit in linear ratings, with a 0.22 season average in the key 18-49 demographic, the show is a streaming hit for Fox, with 7.4 million viewers in multiplatform ratings - the largest audience of any Fox series this season. The series has also secured a Netflix deal, with season one already available to stream on the service. It joins its lead-in, fellow medical drama Best Medicine, on next season's schedule, with Animal Control and the network's animated comedies also confirmed to be returning. Doc stars Molly Parker, Omar Metwally, Jon Ecker, Amirah Vann, and Felicity Huffman, and is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.
Evergreen Aimee Season 5 Finale - Aimee Ferrera Donahue vs. the State of Washington
Evergreen Aimee Season 5 Episode 16
Aimee Ferrera Donahue vs. the State of Washington
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 16: Marshals Will Easily Ride Into Season Two
It was an exciting week on CBS, as the network debuted two new series, including the spinoff of one of the most popular shows in recent memory. Keep reading to see where Marshals and America's Culinary Cup will debut, plus how Watson has handled its move back to Sundays and how CIA held up in its second week.
What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Prime Video and Netflix from March 1-March 7
It was a busy week filled with debuts across streaming this week, as several streamers, broadcast networks and cable networks all debuted new series that shook up the charts. Keep reading to see how these new entries fared!
Wednesday TV Ratings 3/4/26: America’s Culinary Cup Struggles in Debut as Survivor Stays High, Scrubs Cools Off, Abbott Elementary Solid [+ Analysis]
CBS's Survivor (0.94, -0.01) was barely down at all from last week's mammoth return, but the series premiere of America's Culinary Cup (0.29) retained only a small portion of that massive lead-in. On ABC, Scrubs (0.49, -0.06) declined from last week but remained in solid shape, and Abbott Elementary (0.40, -0.02) dipped slightly. Later, The Greatest Average American (0.28, +0.01) actually rose from last week's premiere. On NBC, Chicago Fire (0.43, +0.09), Chicago Med (0.41, +0.05), and Chicago PD (0.39, +0.11) were on the rise. The Masked Singer (0.30, +0.06) also climbed higher on Fox, but Fear Factor: House of Fear (0.20, -0.08) plummeted. The CW's Police 24/7 (0.04, -0.02) slipped. Key: (R) = repeat.
Our House Season 8 Episode 17 - Our Tree
Our House Season 8 Episode 17
Our Tree
NBC Renew/Cancel Week 18: What Does a New Dick Wolf Pilot Mean for Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD and Law & Order?
Tuesday TV Ratings 3/3/26: Tepid Debut for RJ Decker, High Potential Hits 2026 Low, NCIS Returns Lower [+ Analysis]
RJ Decker (0.21) debuted in tepid fashion on ABC, trailing Will Trent (0.32, +0.04) and a sinking High Potential (0.32, -0.07). CBS's NCIS (0.29, -0.02) dipped in its return, but NCIS: Origins (0.21, +0.04) and NCIS: Sydney (0.13, +0.02) improved their numbers. NBA on NBC (0.25) was a notch above Fox's Best Medicine (0.20, -0.02) and Doc (0.20, +0.01). WWE NXT (0.09, +0.01) inched up on the CW.
High Potential, 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville Renewed by ABC
A day after the renewal of Abbott Elementary, ABC had picked up additional seasons of three of their drama series. Freshman drama 9-1-1: Nashville has been renewed for a second season, while breakout sophomore drama High Potential has been renewed for a third season, and 9-1-1 will be back for a landmark tenth season - its fourth on ABC. All three series have performed well for ABC, particularly High Potential, which is one of the highest-rated series on all of television in multiplatform ratings, and has been since its debut. It currently boasts an average of 12.7 million viewers and 2.4 in the key 18-49 demo in the MP+7 metric this season, making it the highest-rated series on broadcast TV in the demo and the second most-watched show in total viewers. While 9-1-1 has cooled off this season in all regards, its remains a solid anchor of Thursday nights, with a 0.33 L+SD average this season and a 1.4 rating in the MP+7 metric. 9-1-1: Nashville is the weakest of the renewed trio, with a 1.1 in the MP+7 and a more modest 0.25 L+SD rating, though it has been an improvement on Doctor Odyssey, and is the latest spinoff in an important Disney brand, easing its renewal. Kaitlin Olson leads the cast of High Potential, while Angela Bassett, Kenneth Choi, and Oliver Stark are among the stars of 9-1-1 and Chris O'Donnell, Jessica Capshaew and Kimberly Williams-Paisley head the ensemble of 9-1-1: Nashville. All three are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide.
Monday TV Ratings 3/2/26: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Falls, The Neighborhood Soars, CIA Stable [+ Analysis]
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (0.28, -0.09) dealt with a sharp decline on NBC, dropping slightly from its St. Denis Medical lead-in (0.31, -0.02). The Voice (0.28, -0.03) was also down. On CBS, The Neighborhood (0.42, +0.11) soared to a new season high, but fellow comedy DMV (0.25, +0.02) only benefited slightly. FBI (0.28, -0.04) slipped at nine, but CIA (0.20, 0.00) matched last week's premiere rating. American Idol (0.42, -0.03) and The Rookie (0.24, -0.04) declined on ABC, while Extracted (0.23, +0.02) and Memory of a Killer (0.13, +0.02) rose on Fox. Wild Cards (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
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