What’s Trending on Streaming - November 1 - November 7: Stick Sinks the Hole-in-One, The Gilded Age on Top, A Muted Return for All’s Fair
The Custodian In The Basement Season 1 Episode 1: Vice President Thomas Marshall, Part 1
Sunday TV Ratings 11/1/26: The Gilded Age Returns Down, Marshals and Tracker Bounce, A Danish Christmas Respectable on Hallmark
Analysis to come.
Our House Season 9 Episode 5 - Our Big 8-0
Our House Season 9 Episode 5
Our Big 8-0
Saturday TV Ratings 10/31/26: Saturday Night Live Soars to Season High, WNBA Finals Jump as Valkyries Win First Title, Adopting St. Nick Draws Solid Audience on Hallmark
Analysis to come.
ABC Announces 2027 Midseason Schedule
ABC has announced its midseason schedule for the 2026-27 TV season, with several changes abound for the Alphabet Network.
Friday TV Ratings 10/30/26: Happy’s Place and Newlyweds Increase, Sheriff Country, Fire Country and Boston Blue Dip, Elizabeth Holmes Special Solid (Updated with Cable)
Analysis to come.
Thursday TV Ratings 10/29/26: Ghosts Special Builds on Eternally Yours and Rises from Finale, SVU Dips Further as The Traitors: New Blood Rebounds, 9-1-1 Ticks Up (Updated with Cable)
Analysis to come.
Wednesday TV Ratings 10/28/26: World Series Jumps for Final Game, Scrubs and Shark Tank Dip, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD Each Lose a Tenth (Updated with Cable)
The World Series (3.03, +0.25) was up in its fifth and final game, putting Fox in the lead on Wednesday night. On CBS, Survivor (0.87, 0.00) was steady, but The Amazing Race (0.32, -0.06) lost momentum. On ABC, Scrubs (0.31, -0.05), Abbott Elementary (0.29, -0.06), Millionaire (0.17, -0.03), and Shark Tank (0.13, -0.02) all slipped. Chicago Med (0.38, -0.06), Chicago Fire (0.29, -0.09), and Chicago PD (0.24, -0.11) had some particularly nasty declines on NBC. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.05) and Private Eyes West Coast (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
NBC Renew/Cancel Week 6: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Will Fall
This week on the NBC Renew/Cancel, NBC rounds out the debut of its fall schedule, as St. Denis Medical and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins premiere new seasons. Keep reading for my initial predictions for both series!
Monday TV Ratings 11/2/26: St. Denis Medical Returns Down, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Premieres to Series Low, Dancing with the Stars Stays Dominant on Special Night
Analysis to come.
PILOT REVISITED: Pan Am
Each week, I take a look back at a pilot from the 2011-12 season, first reviewed on my blog during that season. This week, I am looking at ABC's splashy attempt at a period piece, Pan Am!
Marietta Season 9 Episode 3 - Surfin’ USA
Marietta Season 9 Episode 3
Surfin' USA
ABC Renew/Cancel Week 5: A Farewell to RJ Decker
This week on the ABC Renew/Cancel, I give my final call on RJ Decker, as the sophomore ABC drama wraps its second season with haste. Plus, some thoughts on the increasingly-precarious situation Shark Tank finds itself in, with the show set to be booted from its current time slot in January.
Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Episode 3 - The "Miracle" Worker
Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Episode 3
The "Miracle" Worker
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 4: Ghosts Will Scare Up A Renewal
Welcome to Week 4 of CBS Renew/Cancel for the 2026-27 TV season. All Paramount+ peaks listed are as reported in our weekly What's Trending on Streaming column, and is collected directly from Paramount+ daily at 2 pm Eastern Time. All A18-49 and viewership data is sourced from Nielsen, and Attention Scores are sourced from Television Stats. Let us know what you think in the comments and by voting below!
First Week Peak: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Will Rise Into Peacock’s Top 10
Welcome to First Week Peak, a column which discusses shows that are about to premiere on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and/or Apple TV. Each discussion concludes with a prediction for the show's weekly peak performance on their respective streaming service's U.S. trending chart, including a reader poll. All Attention Scores come from Television Stats as of October 31, 2026. Final results can be found in our weekly What's Trending On Streaming column. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Streaming Premieres
Netflix premieres another new docuseries this week with Taken: Natalee Holloway. If this performs anything like their other recent docuseries, it will premiere at #1 and dominant the chart for some time. Netflix has become the go-to streamer for the genre, so this failing to reach #1 would be the exception, not the rule.
The streamer will also bring back British drama Black Doves, which aired its six-episode first season/series in 2024 to immense success. The long wait time and competition from a brand new docuseries risks this being blocked from #1, at least in the United States. It should still perform well enough for a renewal.
Netflix's third premiere of the week is the anime series Bass X Machina, which will likely serve a more niche audience. Its fate could go either way, but Netflix has expressed a desire recently to cut back on the number of original programs in their lineup.
Elsewhere, Apple TV's golf comedy Stick will return for its second season this coming week. It's already made pretty consistent appearances in their top 10 chart, which is a strong signal it will perform well upon its return. It also holds a 3.8 Attention Score, and could plausibly rival its 15.2 peak when it returns. While Apple TV has next to no catalog to compete with the other streaming services for total market share, their original series have clearly become competitive.
Hulu's All's Fair will return for its second season next week, and holds a much weaker 1.5 Attention Score. It's gone as high as a 19.9 before, but even then would have to compete with ABC's scripted lineup, Swipe Right on the Deal, Reasonable Doubt, TheDrop: A Snowfall Saga, and The Kardashians for the top spot. A renewal can be eked out, but a #1 debut is less likely.
Prime Video will premiere the miniseries The Greatest, which holds a 1.5 Attention Score. It has an uphill battle to #1 given the continued dominance of The Terminal List, with Carrie holding consistently at #2.
Broadcast Premieres
Tuesday TV Ratings 10/27/26: RJ Decker Dips for Finale as Dancing with the Stars Rises, World Series Jumps, NCIS and NCIS: Origins Take Hits [+ Analysis]
ABC's RJ Decker (0.23, -0.01) dipped for its season finale, even as its Dancing with the Stars lead-in (1.53, +0.02) rose. NCIS (0.37, -0.03), NCIS: New York (0.33, -0.01), and NCIS: Origins (0.25, -0.05) all went lower on CBS. NBA on NBC (0.52) was well below the World Series on Fox (2.78, +1.07), as the latter rose by more than a point in game four. WWE NXT (0.09, -0.01) ticked down on the CW. Key: (F) = finale.
What’s Trending on Streaming - October 25 - October 31: It’s a Great Week to Be It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, The Mob Sleeps With the Fishes, VisionQuest and South Park Remain Dominant
Pitch Your Show Idea for The Custodian In The Basement, TVRG Productions’ New Interactive Series
Monday TV Ratings 10/26/26: World Series Remains Clearly Down Year-to-Year, Line of Fire Dips, Harlan Coben’s Final Twist Continues to Embarrass [+ Analysis]
The World Series (1.71, -0.56) declined sharply on Fox, putting it noticeably below NFL on ABC (1.95) in the key demo. CBS's FBI (0.36, +0.02) was up, but CIA (0.21, 0.00) made no movement, and Final Twist (0.10, -0.02) weakened further. The Voice (0.34, 0.00) was stable on NBC, but Line of Fire (0.21, -0.05) slipped. Private Eyes (0.02, -0.04) and Law & Order Toronto (0.02, -0.04) dimmed on the CW.
Criminal Minds Canceled After 20 Seasons
The milestone twentieth season of Criminal Minds will be its last. Paramount+ has unceremoniously canceled the series, weeks after the season finished filming. The news came as a surprise to the show's cast and crew, who were only informed of the decision today - season twenty was not planned in advance as the show's final chapter. It's the first show axed under the new Paramount+ leadership team following the recent closure of Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Revived just two years after ending its fifteen-year run on CBS, Criminal Minds ran five seasons as a Paramount+ original, and was among the streamer's top-performing originals. It regularly charted in their daily top ten TV chart, even months out from airing new episodes. However, the series was only partially owned by Paramount, which co-produces the series with Disney's 20th Television. AJ Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, Aisha Tyler, and Adam Rodriguez were among the longtime stars of the series, initially starring in the CBS version before returning for the Paramount+ revival.
Sunday TV Ratings 10/25/26: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episode Up from 2025, Tracker Declines, Animal Control and Universal Basic Guys Remain Tepid [+ Analysis]
The Fox Sunday lineup received some proper NFL help for the first time this season, pushing The Simpsons (1.08, +0.82) to its highest rating in years for its annual Treehouse of Horror special. But the boost wore off rapidly as the night wore on, as Animal Control (0.44, +0.27) lost more than half of its lead-in. By the time Universal Basic Guys (0.29, +0.18) and Grimsburg (0.20, +0.09) aired, the gains were far less pronounced, though still a much-needed improvement. CBS's 60 Minutes (0.31, -0.82), Marshals (0.37, -0.20), and Tracker (0.35, -0.07) all declined. On ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos (0.29, +0.02) was up, and a showing of the comedy classic Ghostbusters (0.18) was a small improvement on last week's Hocus Pocus (0.17). NFL on NBC (6.33) was down a bit when compared to the previous Sunday. The CW aired Miss Congeniality (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.
Saturday TV Ratings 10/24/26: Forgotten Holiday Strong on Hallmark, World Series Declines for Game 2, Ole Miss/Texas is Top College Football Game of the Night [+ Analysis]
Game two of the World Series (2.27, -0.19) was down from the opening broadcast on Fox, but it still trumped ABC's college football (1.84) in the key demo. College football on NBC (0.33) was closer to the CW's football (0.04/0.07) than ABC or Fox. 48 Hours (0.09, -0.06) faltered on CBS, but there was a bounce back at ten (0.13, +0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.
Our House Season 9 Episode 4 - Our Scary Movie
Our House Season 9 Episode 4
Our Scary Movie
NBC Renew/Cancel Week 5: Newlyweds’ Honeymoon Phase May End Quickly
Friday TV Ratings 10/23/26: A Tepid Start for Newlyweds, Happy’s Place Returns Up from Finale but Down from Season Average, World Series Slightly Below 2025 Start (Updated with Cable)
In game one, the World Series (2.46) declined slightly from last year (2.5), but the broadcast propelled Fox to the top nonetheless. On NBC, new comedy Newlyweds (0.17) had a tepid start, sinking from its Happy's Place lead-in (0.20) and falling behind its Dateline lead-out (0.21, +0.01). ABC was down across the board with Celebrity Wheel (0.30, -0.02) and 20/20 (0.19, -0.07). On CBS, Sheriff Country (0.33, +0.04), Fire Country (0.28, +0.02), and Boston Blue (0.22, +0.02) all rose. College football on the CW (0.06) trailed the Law & Order Toronto repeat (0.08) that led into it. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.
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