It was a big week on streaming this week, as several new entries rocked the charts, including a slew of debuts on CBS and new true crime dramas on both Peacock and Hulu. Keep reading to see how much those CBS premieres shook up the Paramount+ chart, and which shows rose to the top on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, and HBO Max.
Hulu:
There was a new top dog on Hulu this week, and it goes by the name of 9-1-1: Nashville. The 9-1-1 spinoff is off to a hot start, spending four days this week at #1. That's far better than anything Ryan Murphy's last ABC show, Doctor Odyssey, did during its run, and enough to keep High Potential from being the top program on Hulu this week. Of course, High Potential was still no slouch, hitting #1 twice this week and never leaving the top five. It remained to only show that could say that, making it the most stable of the top shows on ulu this week, with one possible exception. Murdaugh: Death in the Family was a mid-week premiere. The true crime drama starring Patricia Arquette and Jason Clarke released its first three episodes this week on October 15. It debuted at #3, rose to #2 the next day and stayed there for another day before slipping to #4. It may not have hit #1, but its stability during this first partial week is very impressive. Fellow Hulu original Only Murders in the Building rose back up to #1 on the chart for another day this week, but also slipped out of the top ten for the first time in its run on Saturday. ABC had several other top performs that did not hit #1, including the original 9-1-1, which spent three days of this week at #2. In fact, while it peaked lower than its spinoff, 9-1-1 managed to chart more days than it, staying in the top fifteen all week, as opposed to Nashville's six days. Also charting all week was Grey's Anatomy, which peaked at #3. Abbott Elementary was also on the chart all week, and peaked at #4. While a linear ratings hit, Shifting Gears continues to struggle on streaming this season, charting just one day at #12. It is by far the weakest of ABC's few fall scripted offerings. The Golden Bachelor also looks downright awful on Hulu, charting only one day. While its peak was higher, reaching #6, this is still a stark underperformance for a Bachelor series, as the franchise typically thrives on streaming. Dancing with the Stars charted all week, though mostly out of then top ten. It peaked at #3 for the week. 20/20 charted five days, peaking at #4. Daytime Emmy-winning soap General Hospital charted six days this week, continuing to impress as it peaked at #3 and performed better than most primetime series. With Shark Tank and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune both off this week, every show that aired on ABC was accounted for on the Hulu charts this week. The same could not be said for Fox, whose Monday night lineup of Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link were MIA this week on Hulu. The rest of the lineup, however, logged appearances. Like ABC's Golden Bachelor, Murder in a Small Town ranked fairly high on the chart this week at #7, but that was its lone appearance. Doc look much better, and charted all week, peaking at #4. That's the best of any Fox series, though the competition is far from stiff. The Floor and 99 to Beat both charted once out of the top ten. Thursday night series Special Forces and Hell's Kitchen both charted three days. Fox's Family Guy had another Hulu-exclusive Halloween special last week, and it remained on the chart for most of this week, spending five days in the top fifteen before departing the chart. Hulu's Chad Powers was on the rise this week on Hulu. It was back to charting for the entire week, and peaked at #2. That's the same peak performance as last week, but it only charted five days last week. Hulu original animated series Solar Opposites had a stunningly awful performance for its final season, charting just one day at #14.
# | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 |
1 | 9-1-1: Nashville | 9-1-1: Nashville | 9-1-1: Nashville | Only Murders in the Building | High Potential | High Potential | 9-1-1: Nashville |
2 | 9-1-1 | 9-1-1 | High Potential | Chad Powers | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | 9-1-1 |
3 | Grey’s Anatomy | High Potential | General Hospital | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | Dancing with the Stars | Reasonable Doubt | Grey’s Anatomy |
4 | 20/20 | Grey’s Anatomy | 9-1-1 | High Potential | Doc | Abbott Elementary | Murdaugh: Death in the Family |
5 | High Potential | 20/20 | Grey’s Anatomy | General Hospital | Only Murders in the Building | Dancing with the Stars | High Potential |
6 | Reasonable Doubt | Reasonable Doubt | 20/20 | 9-1-1: Nashville | Chad Powers | The Golden Bachelor | Reasonable Doubt |
7 | Only Murders in the Building | Only Murders in the Building | Only Murders in the Building | 9-1-1 | Murder in a Small Town | Doc | Hell’s Kitchen |
8 | Abbott Elementary | Family Guy | Chad Powers | Doc | Reasonable Doubt | Grey’s Anatomy | Abbott Elementary |
9 | Doc | Abbott Elementary | Reasonable Doubt | Grey’s Anatomy | General Hospital | Only Murders in the Building | Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test |
10 | Family Guy | Doc | Family Guy | 20/20 | The Lowdown | General Hospital | General Hospital |
11 | Dancing with the Stars | One-Punch Man | Abbott Elementary | Family Guy | 9-1-1: Nashville | The Floor | Only Murders in the Building |
12 | Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test | Dancing with the Stars | Dancing with the Stars | Dancing with the Stars | 9-1-1 | Shifting Gears | Doc |
13 | Hell’s Kitchen | Chad Powers | Doc | Reasonable Doubt | Family Guy | 9-1-1 | Dancing with the Stars |
14 | Chad Powers | Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test | Solar Opposites | Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? | Grey’s Anatomy | Chad Powers | Chad Powers |
15 | General Hospital | Hell’s Kitchen | Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? | Abbott Elementary | Abbott Elementary | 99 to Beat | 20/20 |
Disney+:
It was another week on Disney+ that was dominated by movies - namely, the same three movies that dominated last week. In fact, the top of the Disney+ chart looked practically the same this week as it did last week, with only one change. Hocus Pocus was #1 the first two days of the week (and then did not chart again until Saturday, mysteriously), and was succeeded by its sequel at #1 for the next two days. Hocus Pocus 2 was then followed up by Hotel Transylvania at #1 for the days after that, with the week concluding with a TV series ranking #1 after that. In this case, it was kids cartoon Spidey & Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! that was #1 on Saturday, entering the chart straight at #1. Several other shows charted this week as well, with 9-1-1: Nashville (which hit #1 last week) charting five days - the most of any show this week. While Chad Powers improved its standing on Hulu this week (which is the far more important place to perform, given the overall wonkiness of the Disney+ chart), it declined on Disney+, charting three days this week and peaking at #4. Even popular Disney animated series weren't immune from Disney's love for live-action remakes, as Disney Junior cartoon Vampirina was remade for a teen audiences as a live-action sitcom. It debuted at #5 on the chart and has charted three days thus far. Hulu's Murdaugh: Death in the Family also charted three days, peaking at #2 despite being darker than the traditional Disney+ fare. Marvel Zombies returned to the chart for one day. Halloween continued to influence the chart, even beyond the three holiday staples that have ranked at #1. Hotel Transylvania 2, The Nightmare Before Christmas, the first three Halloweentown films, Twilight, and both film versions of The Haunted Mansion all made the top ten at some point this week. Tron: Legacy and Thunderbolts were the only films unrelated to spooky season to make the chart this week.
# | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 |
1 | Hocus Pocus | Hocus Pocus | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hotel Transylvania | Hotel Transylvania | Spidey & Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! |
2 | Halloweentown | Halloweentown | Hotel Transylvania | Hotel Transylvania | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hocus Pocus |
3 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
4 | 9-1-1: Nashville | 9-1-1: Nashville | 9-1-1: Nashville | Chad Powers | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Vampirina: Teenage Vampire | Halloweentown |
5 | Hotel Transylvania | Hotel Transylvania | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | 9-1-1: Nashville | Vampirina: Teenage Vampire | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Hocus Pocus 2 |
6 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Halloweentown High | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | Chad Powers | Halloweentown High | Hotel Transylvania |
7 | Tron: Legacy | Haunted Mansion (2023) | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Twilight | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | Chad Powers | 9-1-1: Nashville |
8 | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | Haunted Mansion (2023) | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Halloweentown High | Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge | Murdaugh: Death in the Family |
9 | Thunderbolts* | Tron: Legacy | Twilight | Halloweentown High | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Hotel Transylvania 2 |
10 | Haunted Mansion (2023) | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Marvel Zombies | Haunted Mansion (2023) | Twilight | Twilight | Vampirina: Teenage Vampire |
Note: Films listed in bold.
Peacock:
It was another good week for Law & Order: SVU, but it was
not another week of total domination. The premiere of new Peacock series Devil in Disguise, centered on killer clown John Wayne Gary, prevented SVU from a full week at the top. SVU was #1 for five days this week, but the debut of Devil in Disguise stopped its streak at #1, and notched two days at #1 itself. As Devil in Disguise was a binge release, it likely won't be a long-term thorn in SVU's side, and SVU will likely rise back up to the top soon enough. Even without ranking #1 the entire week, SVU still looks stronger than any NBC show on streaming. Some of the other top NBC series on Peacock were fellow Dick Wolf series, with Chicago PD being the best performer among them. It consistently charted between second and third on the chart. Chicago Fire wasn't always right behind it, but it usually was, and charted between third and sixth on the chart. Chicago Med remained the weakest of the trio, which is standard, and ranged between fourth and eighth on the chart. The Voice continued to perform pretty well for Peacock, charting six days this week and peaking at #3. Brilliant Minds is a rating subset, but not a total Peacock bust, peaking at #5 and also charting six days. Despite the success of other Dick Wolf series, Law & Order is already beginning to falter on Peacock. It charted only three days this week and peaked at #7 - by far its worst showing this week. And SNL to peak high but chart briefly, spending one day on the chart at #4. Dateline NBC peaked at #6 and charted five days. NBC's only show this week that failed to chart was On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, which aired two episodes and failed to chart after the release of either of them. Peacock was also able to put several of their shows on the chart, with Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Potomac, Orange County and Miami all charting, as well as Below Deck Mediterranean.
# | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 |
1 | Law & Order: SVU | Law & Order: SVU | Law & Order: SVU | Law & Order: SVU | Law & Order: SVU | Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy | Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy |
2 | Chicago PD | Chicago PD | Below Deck Mediterranean | Below Deck Mediterranean | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Law & Order: SVU | Law & Order: SVU |
3 | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | Chicago PD | The Voice | Chicago PD | Chicago PD | Chicago PD |
4 | Chicago Med | Saturday Night Live | Real Housewives of Potomac | Chicago PD | The Voice | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire |
5 | Brilliant Minds | Chicago Med | Chicago Fire | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Chicago Fire | Chicago Med | Chicago Med |
6 | Dateline NBC | Real Housewives of Potomac | The Voice | Chicago Fire | Below Deck Mediterranean | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Real Housewives of Orange County |
7 | Law & Order | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Chicago Med | Brilliant Minds | Chicago Med | Real Housewives of Orange County | Law & Order |
8 | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Dateline NBC | Brilliant Minds | Chicago Med | Brilliant Minds | The Voice | The Voice |
9 | Real Housewives of Orange County | Brilliant Minds | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Real Housewives of Potomac | Real Housewives of Potomac | Below Deck Mediterranean | Real Housewives of Salt Lake City |
10 | The Voice | Law & Order | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | Brilliant Minds | Real Housewives of Miami |
Note: Peacock's top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
Paramount+:
CBS has finally joined the other networks in premiering their fall schedule, and they've finally injected some life into the lifeless Paramount+ chart. Despite the returns of CBS's power players, the top of the chart looked exactly the same as last week. South Park held on to the #1 spot for five days, and Tulsa King was #1 for two days. Both charted all week, a relative rarity this week. NCIS was the biggest debut on Paramount+ this week. It had charted for its entire hiatus, and has long been one of Paramount+'s most popular offerings, so this is no real surprise. It peaked at #2 this week, and never slipped out of the top five. It's the only CBS series that can say that this week. Its fellow NCIS series were not as successful. NCIS: Origins did chart this week, but only one day at #8. NCIS: Sydney was missing entirely, which is no surprise, as it didn't chart
once last season, either. The Neighborhood charted four days this week as it returned, peaking at #5. FBI peaked a bit higher at #4, buy charted only three days. Watson was on the chart for just one day at #9. Survivor had a down week, thanks to the massively increased competition, but it still charted four days and peaked at #4. Ghosts also charted four days, and peaked at #5. Matlock had a bit of an advantage over other shows this week, airing two episodes, but it returned in strong shape on Paramount+, peaking at #3 (after its Sunday airing, when it had less competition) and charting five days. Elsbeth was in a similar boat in that it aired two episodes, but it has always performed worse on Paramount+. As such, it charted two days and peaked at #6. The debut of the Friday lineup saw a major shakeup to CBS's long-successful Friday nights. Fire Country entered strong at #2. with spinoff Sheriff Country also looking solid at #5. Boston Blue, the spinoff of enduring Paramount+ hit Blue Bloods, charted at #6. In addition to the aforementioned NCIS: Sydney, there was no good news on the chart this week for DMV, The Amazing Race, orGeorgie & Mandy's First Marriage, all of which missed out on charting entirely. NCIS: Tony & Ziva dropped out of the top ten for the first time, and only charted four days this week. It peaked at #5 on the chart. Criminal Minds was also hurt by the competition, slipping out of the top ten on Saturday for the first time in recent memory. Dexter also dropped off the chart this week after consistently charting since the debut of its spinoff, Dexter: Resurrection.
# | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 |
1 | Tulsa King | Tulsa King | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park |
2 | South Park | South Park | Tulsa King | NCIS | Tulsa King | NCIS | Fire Country |
3 | NCIS | Matlock | NCIS | Tulsa King | NCIS | Tulsa King | Tulsa King |
4 | SpongeBob SquarePants | NCIS | FBI | Criminal Minds | Survivor | Matlock | NCIS |
5 | Criminal Minds | Criminal Minds | The Neighborhood | The Neighborhood | NCIS: Tony & Ziva | Ghosts | Sheriff Country |
6 | NCIS: Tony & Ziva | Elsbeth | Criminal Minds | SpongeBob SquarePants | Criminal Minds | Criminal Minds | Boston Blue |
7 | Dexter | SpongeBob SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants | FBI | SpongeBob SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants | Ghosts |
8 | Survivor | Dexter | Matlock | NCIS: Origins | The Neighborhood | Elsbeth | SpongeBob SquarePants |
9 | Ghosts | NCIS: Tony & Ziva | Watson | Dexter | FBI | Survivor | Matlock |
10 | Blue Bloods | Survivor | Dexter | Matlock | Ghosts | NCIS: Tony & Ziva | The Neighborhood |
Note: As with Peacock, Paramount+'s top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
HBO Max:
With Peacemaker now out of the way, it was nearly a clean sweep at #1 for Task this week. Peacemaker remained #1 on Sunday, and in the top five all week, but Task was #1 every day beyond that. Task itself is wrapping up its run, with its first and possibly only season airing its finale on October 19. As one Sunday night show ends its run another begins: Tim Robinson comedy The Chair Company debuted last week, and got off to a strong start. HBO has already bragged about the show being their highest-rated new comedy launch in several years, and its chart performance suggests that may well be the case. It peaked at #2 this week and has charted in the top five every day since its debut, a better showing than HBO's most recent new comedy, The Franchise, which aired last year. HBO's other Sunday night series, Last Week Tonight, peaked at #3 this week, charting the entire week. Real Time with Bill Maher peaked slightly higher at #2, but only charted three days. Considering that it didn't air a new episode last week, though, that's still a solid showing. Adult Swim's Smiling Friends stayed strong this week, peaking at #2 and charting in the top five every day. The rest of the chart was unscripted series from Warner Bros. Discovery's cable networks. Halloween Baking Championship remained a highlight from that bunch, staying on the chart all week and peaking at #6 on the chart. Other shows on the chart included fellow Food Network series Halloween Wars, Discovery's Deadliest Catch, TLC's 90 Day Fiancé series and Baylen Out Loud, ID's The Friday the 13th Murders, HGTV's Have I Got News For You, and CNN's Have I Got News For You.
# | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 |
1 | Peacemaker | Task | Task | Task | Task | Task | Task |
2 | Task | Peacemaker | Smiling Friends | The Chair Company | Peacemaker | The Chair Company | Real Time with Bill Maher |
3 | Smiling Friends | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Smiling Friends | The Chair Company | Peacemaker | The Chair Company |
4 | The Friday the 13th Murders | The Chair Company | The Chair Company | Peacemaker | Smiling Friends | Smiling Friends | Peacemaker |
5 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Smiling Friends | Peacemaker | 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way | Baylen Out Loud | The Friday the 13th Murders | Smiling Friends |
6 | Halloween Baking Championship | Halloween Baking Championship | Sister Wives | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Baylen Out Loud | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
7 | Scariest House in America | Have I Got News For You | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | Halloween Baking Championship | 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Friday the 13th Murders |
8 | Real Time with Bill Maher | The Friday the 13th Murders | 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | Halloween Baking Championship | Halloween Baking Championship |
9 | Baylen Out Loud | Baylen Out Loud | Halloween Wars | Sister Wives | Halloween Baking Championship | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | Baylen Out Loud |
10 | Deadliest Catch | Real Time with Bill Maher | Halloween Baking Championship | Seeking Sister Wife | Sister Wives | 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After |
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