Hulu:
Scripted dramas reigned supreme for much of the week on Hulu, with The Golden Bachelorette being the only unscripted show to top the chart this week, as it wrapped up its first season. 9-1-1 was the most successful drama on Hulu this week, topping the chart four times and holding at seventh or higher the entire week. Its spinoff, Lone Star, also topped the chart once this week, and made the chart six times this week. High Potential also topped the charts after airing its midseason finale, and remained incredibly solid on Hulu through the week. It trended at the beginning of the week, before airing its new episode this week, despite having been off the week prior. In terms of ABC's other shows, 20/20, Dancing with the Stars and Grey's Anatomy all peaked at #2, with Grey's even holding on the chart for all seven days this week. Abbott Elementary peaked at #3, and also stayed on the chart all week, while Doctor Odyssey peaked at #3 as well and charted for six days. Shark Tank remained the network's only show not to log an appearance on the chart. Fox had a pretty decent week on Hulu, with Tuesday drama Accused making its first chart appearance of the season, at #8, though it was gone by the next day. Its lead-in, Murder in a Small Town, looked a notch stronger, peaking at #6. Bob's Burgers was the network's strongest animated comedy yet again, and was the only show from the Sunday lineup to chart this week. Rescue: HI-Surf failed to match the heights of its lead-in, but it did reach a solid #3 peak, charting for two days in all. Fox reality entries The Masked Singer, The Floor and Hell's Kitchen all charted this week, with Hell's Kitchen charting the longest and The Floor having the highest peak. The aforementioned animated comedies and Crime Scene Kitchen were Fox's only shows not to chart this week. FX's ongoing originals both charted, with American Sports Story peaking at #3 and staying on the list for three days, while What We Do In the Shadows peaked at #8. FX on Hulu's miniseries, Say Nothing, peaked at #5 this week, as the entire series was released in a binge release. Movies remained a draw on Hulu as well, with Thelma, Pirates of the Caribbean, Poolman and Why Him? among the films to chart this week, most of them having recently been added to the service.Note: Hulu and sister service Disney+ are the only services not to separate TV shows and movies. On both of their charts, movies are listed in bold.
Disney+:
Movies remained the top draw to Disney+, and that didn't change when one of the highest-grossing films of the year was added to the service. Deadpool & Wolverine broke box office records this summer, and came to Disney+ this week. It's held at #1 since being added, while the accompanying documentary about the film's production charted the first three days of its release. Madagascar ranked #1 for the first three days of the week before dipping to #2 the remainder of the week, remaining popular after being added to the service last week. Folks began really getting in the Christmas spirit this week, with The Santa Clause and its sequel both trending. Home Alone 2 also trended for the full week, but the original surprisingly has yet to hit the chart. New Disney+ holiday short An Almost Christmas Story also charted at #5 for the final day of the week, its first day of release. While TV shows remained a relatively minor presence on the Disney+ charts, a few select shows did remain this week. Agatha All Along, which ended weeks ago, peaked at #3 at the start of the week and didn't go below sixth place, while Wizards Beyond Waverly Place lost some steam this week, though it remained on the chart all week. High Potential was the only broadcast show to chart this time, peaking at #5.Peacock:
It was a week of great change on Peacock. While SVU remained the streamer's top performer for much of the week, it was dethroned as Peacock's #1 show for the first time since this column began. Peacock original The Day of the Jackal, starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne, overtook Mariska Hargitay's long-running procedural for a single day, on Friday, after its debut on Thursday. The Day of the Jackal held on the chart the next day, though it was down to #2. This is a far stronger debut on Peacock than their last original, Hysteria, which peaked at #6 on the chart, four days after it debuted, and lasted only two days on the chart in all. Peacock originals often struggle to compete with NBC shows, but this is a promising start for Day of the Jackal. Speaking of promising starts, St. Denis Medical made quite the splash on NBC, drawing the highest premiere for a new show this season, and it's also had a strong start on Peacock. It debuted at #2, only trailing SVU. That's a far stronger Peacock debut than Happy's Place, and an impressive start for any show on Peacock, let alone a comedy. It was down to #9 the next day, and off the chart the day after, but it's very early, and Happy's Place picked up steam on Peacock as the season went on and more episodes were available, so this is still a promising debut. Speaking of Happy's Place, it had by far its best week thus far. After weeks of only charting for one day, and peaking in the lower half of the list, it held on the chart for three days this time. It started off stronger than ever on Sunday at #4, before rising up to #2 on Monday, topping every drama besides SVU. It was down to #10 the next day, and then gone after that, but this is still easily its best showing yet on Peacock. Its fellow Friday comedy, Lopez vs Lopez, even managed to crack the top ten as well this time around, charting at #10 on Monday in its first and only appearance on the Peacock top ten this season so far. A strong week for comedy meant an underwhelming week for drama. Found continued its decline on Peacock, failing to break out of the bottom half of the chart this week, and even slipping out of the top ten entirely on Friday, the first time it's missed the chart since its second season premiered. That is, however, still better than the other bubble dramas. The Irrational only made the chart once, on Sunday, and failed to chart at any point after the release of its most recent episode on Tuesday. And Brilliant Minds? That one failed to chart at any point in the week, a first for the show and a potential sign of trouble. Dick Wolf's Chicagos remained solid as always, but the strength of the new shows and Happy's Place kept the Fire and PD from alternating between second and third, as has so often happened in the past, and Med remained the weakest of the trio. Law & Order charted for six of seven days last week, a typical performance for the show. As for reality shows, The Voice had a solid week, charting three times, while the Real Housewives franchise remained solid, though a bit weaker than the past few weeks.Note: Peacock's top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 11 AM.
Paramount+:
It was a relatively status quo week on Paramount+, with CBS programming mostly dominating, with few exceptions. One notable exception was, of course, Tulsa King. The Sly Stallone drama remained strong this week, topping the chart for three days and never going below #2, its strongest showing yet. Taylor Sheridan's other Paramount+ original, Lioness, also looked solid, peaking at #2 and remaining on the chart all week, only dropping out of the top five once. Another Paramount+ original made its first appearance on the chart since this column began, with the Frasier revival peaking at #10 on the day its finale was released. While the original run of the show has popped on the charts several times over the last few weeks, the revival never did until this point, likely due to having far fewer episodes available. Frasier was far from the only comedy to chart this week. Ghosts topped the chart on Friday, and charted all week yet again, as did The Neighborhood, which peaked at #4 this week. Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage peaked at #6, but held on the chart for two days. Thursday's other CBS programs, Matlock and Elsbeth, both charted for one day this week. NCIS and Fire Country were the other CBS shows to top the chart this week, with NCIS topping it for two days. It continued to chart every day this week, while its spinoff, NCIS: Origins, charted for a single day. Tracker charted for six days this week, and Blue Bloods charted for four, while FBI and Survivor both charted for one. 60 Minutes, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, The Summit and SWAT again failed to chart at all, a continuing pattern for all five shows.Note: As with Peacock, Paramount+'s top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 11 AM.
Max:
In its finale week, nothing was stoping The Penguin. It was the only show on any of the streaming services to top its service's chart every day of this week. Another high-profile WB property, Dune, launches its own spinoff show next week, so it remains to be seen how much longer The Penguin can continue its dominance over Max now that it's wrapped its first season. Most of this week's entries on Max were familiar entries that we've seen on the charts for weeks now, but we did have a notable new entry. Food Network's Harry Potter baking show, Wizards of Baking, started strong, peaking at #2 after a #3 debut, the strongest showing we've seen yet for a Food Network show, demonstrating the ongoing value of the Harry Potter brand, as HBO prepares to launch its new Harry Potter show by 2026. Holiday Baking Championship was Food Network's only other show to chart this week, coming in at #8 for a single day. HBO's Somebody Somewhere charted all week, and peaked at #5. Their other comedy, The Franchise, cooled down a bit more this week, charting five days and peaking at #6. Talk series Last Week Tonight and Real Time with Bill Maher both peaked at #2, with Last Week Tonight remaining a presence on the chart all week and Real Time charting four times. New Spanish language series charted for a single day at #4. Docuseries Breath of Fire charted for six days and peaked at #2, while It's Florida, Man also peaked at #2, but charted for all seven days.