First Week Peak: Does Nobody Want This From Netflix and Will Phony Be A Phony?

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 15, 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

After a busy week last week crowded with premieres, only three streaming services will premiere shows this coming week. Most notably, Prime Video is bringing back The Terminal List for a second season after a four-year hiatus. The show has already spawned a prequel miniseries 2025's The Terminal List: Dark Wolf during the lengthy hiatus. The Terminal List racked up over 1 billion minutes viewed within its first month back in July 2022, and held a 5.0 Attention Score on October 15 according to Television Stats. While a #1 debut is predicted, it will have to surpass Prime Video's popular new miniseries Carrie to do so.

Netflix is bringing romantic comedy Nobody Wants This back for a third season this coming week. The second season did top Netflix's Top 10 chart, and holds a respectable-enough 3.6 Attention Score. Both are indicators that Nobody Want This will likely see a strong chart debut. However, the series is not quite the staple on Netflix's roster that it may need to be to earn a fourth season.

The one series premiere in this trio is the comedy mystery series Phony on Hulu. The series is entirely a Hulu original, not part of the FX on Hulu brand that many of the streaming service's recent premieres hold. It's been a long road for Phony, which was first developed in 2022 and now will have to compete with ABC's roster and originals Reasonable Doubt and The Kardashians if it wants to vie for a #1 debut.

Broadcast Premieres

At this point, most shows on the broadcast networks' fall schedules have already premiered. Two that have not are NBC's Friday night sitcoms Happy's Place and Newlyweds. The former is returning for its third season, the latter is about to make its series premiere, and both will stream on Peacock. 

Happy's Place was hardly ever a strong performer on Peacock's Top 10 chart, which makes an appearance rather unlikely for the premiere. Newlyweds will likely see more ample promotion on Peacock, which will help bring the show some viewership that wouldn't be there otherwise. While Newlyweds isn't predicted to chart high, it is still predicted to make an appearance for this first week.

Tuesday TV Ratings 10/13/26: Dancing with the Stars Jumps to Season High, NCIS, NCIS: New York, and NCIS: Origins Cool Off

Analysis to come.

RSN Season 2 Episode 7: The Turtle with the Hair

What’s Trending on Streaming - October 11 - October 17: Crystal Lake Scares Up a #1 Debut, Tulsa King Gets Blocked by South Park, A Super Start for VisionQuest

It was another week on streaming filled with new premieres, many of which failed to deliver. Keep reading to see which new shows entered strong, and which paled in comparison to ongoing streaming hits.

Monday TV Ratings 10/12/26: FBI and CIA Weaken, Line of Fire Ticks Up as The Voice Slides, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Rises for Finale

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 10/11/26: Tracker Builds on Marshals, NFL Declines with MLB Playoff Competition, Cupertino Repeat Out-Rates Premiere

Analysis to come.

Off Script Season 1 Episode 5: Method

Saturday TV Ratings 10/10/26: Saturday Night Live Up a Notch, Georgia/Alabama College Football Game Dominant on ABC, The Spirit of Halloween OK for Hallmark

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 10/9/26: Sheriff Country Soars to New Series High for Season Two Premiere, Fire Country and Boston Blue Also Return Higher, Anna Pigeon Ends Down

Analysis to come.

Our House Season 9 Episode 2 - Our Fight for the Fall Run

Our House Season 9 Episode 2

Our Fight for the Fall Run

NBC Renew/Cancel Week 3: Law & Order Is On Probation

It's a busy week in the NBC Renew/Cancel, as NBC debuts their full Wednesday and Thursday night lineups. Keep reading initial predictions for the last five NBC dramas premiering this fall - plus an update on The Traitors: New Blood!

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/7/26: Abbott Elementary Down from Finale but Up from Season 5 Premiere, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire Return Significantly Ahead of Previous Season Premieres, Survivor and The Floor Dip

Analysis to come.

Stormere Season 2 Episode 5: Nightmares

 

Thursday TV Ratings 10/8/26: Eternally Yours Premieres Solidly, SVU Returns to Highest Rating Since Early 2025, Georgie & Mandy and Elsbeth Also Return Higher

Analysis to come.

PILOT REVISITED: The Playboy Club

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 the first cancellation of that season, NBC's The Playboy Club!

Raymond Island Season 8 Episode 5 - The Torch is Passed (Midseason Finale)

Raymond Island Season 8 Episode 5

The Torch is Passed

ABC Renew/Cancel Week 2: Scrubs Returns Under the Weather

This week on the ABC Renew/Cancel, several new shows join the fold, including the second season of the revival of a beloved 2000s sitcom. Plus, news about ABC's midseason scheduling hints at the renewal odds of some of ABC's crime dramas.

Raymond Island Season 8 Episode 4 - Notes on a Scandal

Raymond Island Season 8 Episode 4

Notes on a Scandal

CBS Renew/Cancel Week 1: Early Shortcomings Could Put Elsbeth On The Chopping Block

RSN Season 2 Episode 6: Football Season

MARKET RATINGS REPORT (HOUSEHOLDS)

RSN Los Angeles: 4.0 (-0.5)

RSN Indianapolis: 2.5 (-0.4)

RSN Des Moines: 0.7 (=)

RSN Santa Fe: 0.2 (-0.2)

RSN Bridgeport: 0.1 (=)

RSN Anchorage: 0.0 (=)

RSN+: 720 monthly subscribers (-19)

SASHA, KYLIE, NICOLE, AUSTIN, TREVOR, and BLAKE are talking amongst themselves at their cubicles.

KYLIE

Do you know what I hate more than anything else?

NICOLE

Me?

KYLIE

No. There's one thing in this world I hate more than you.

NICOLE

I couldn't imagine.

KYLIE

Football season.

AUSTIN bursts into laughter.

AUSTIN

How can you hate football season? It's the most wonderful time of the year!

SASHA

That's Christmas.

AUSTIN

Same thing, basically.

BLAKE

No but really, football is objectively the best sport. Look at the ratings.

KYLIE

Yeah. I do.

BLAKE

I don't mind our ratings, I mean the ratings for football. Through the roof!

KYLIE

Don't look at our ratings, you say?

BLAKE

We all know our ratings suck without football, but that's the price we have to pay if we want football on our TVs.

KYLIE

But now nobody is watching our RSN affiliates.

BLAKE

Who cares?

KYLIE

I care! Am I really the only one who cares about our ratings?!

NICOLE INTERVIEW

I care about our ratings. I care that RSN Los Angeles isn't our highest-rated affiliate. [NICOLE pauses.] I haven't been very successful yet, but I think one day maybe it'll happen.

BLAKE INTERVIEW

If I cared about ratings, I would care that Bridgeport doesn't have any ratings. 

BENNY INTERVIEW

I say we have both football AND ratings. Maybe that makes me an optimist, I don't know. But you have to be optimistic if you're going to be in my position. [BENNY pauses.] Yes, I was listening in on their conversation, wouldn't any manager?

TREVOR

Guys, the most important thing to remember is we lost subscribers on RSN+.

BLAKE

Oh no, not RSN+!

SASHA

Blake, respectfully, what is your problem? You used to care about our ratings.

BLAKE

I'll care about them again when Bridgeport has something notable to air. Until then, I just want my football.

KYLIE

But it's hurting our ratings! 

BLAKE

I understand that.

AUSTIN

What if we tried to cut a deal to simulcast some football games?

BENNY

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

Everyone is startled after realizing BENNY was listening.

AUSTIN

So you're saying you like it?

BENNY nods.

BENNY

Worth a shot.

SASHA

One thing though: how do you expect football simulcasts to help RSN Anchorage?

BENNY

Sasha, you just wait and see.

BENNY INTERVIEW

When you're manager like I am, you need a plan. If only I had one...

First Week Peak: Predictions for VisionQuest, Tulsa King, Hollywood Arts, 9-1-1, and More

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 10, 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

Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, Prime Video, Netflix, and Hulu all have shows either premiering or returning this coming week. Of these, WandaVision spinoff VisionQuest has the highest Attention Score with a 13.5 score. Additionally, Peacock's upcoming drama Crystal Lake has already gone as high as an 18.8 score, and the Season 3 Part 1 trailer for adult animated comedy Helluva Boss (its first on Prime Video), has 1.5 million views on YouTube. As such, all three are predicted to see a #1 debut.

Also predicted to debut at #1 are the returns of Tulsa King on Paramount+, The Diplomat on Netflix, and The Lowdown on Hulu/FX (its first season being simulcast on Hulu). Given The Lowdown will face competition from the return of ABC's Thursday night dramas, it does have a fairly tough path to #1, whereas The Diplomat and Tulsa King are more proven successes.

Only one of the seven streaming originals premiering this coming week is predicted to fail to reach a #1 peak. That would be Victorious spinoff Hollywood Arts, which is still predicted to make a nostalgia-driven debut at #3. Its 1.2 Attention Score isn't exactly promising, but the strong performance and swift renewal of A Different World indicates this could do the same.

Broadcast Premieres

Three broadcast shows are returning to broadcast television this week: 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey's Anatomy. All experienced #1 peaks on Hulu at one point or another last season, though it took 9-1-1 until its season finale and 9-1-1: Nashville hasn't done it since its second episode. Grey's Anatomy, meanwhile, had a seven consecutive episode stretch at #1. Between the recent return of The Kardashians and upcoming return of The Lowdown, it will be tough for any show in its trio to peak at #1 within its first couple days. 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy are both predicted to return one spot down from their respective finales, while 9-1-1: Nashville is predicted to return one spot up.

What’s Trending on Streaming - October 4 - October 10: Family Guy Halloween Special and Reasonable Doubt Perform Reasonably Well, Carrie Breathes Much-Needed Life into Prime Video, SVU and Marshals Among Top Broadcast Debuts

It was a busy week of premieres on streaming, with streaming originals and broadcast favorites shaking up the charts. Keep reading to see the top offerings on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Prime Video, and Netflix this week!

Tuesday TV Ratings 10/6/26: A Dazzling Start for NCIS: New York, NCIS Hits Highest Rating Since Season 20, The Voice Slides

Analysis to come.

Monday TV Ratings 10/5/26: FBI and CIA Return Down from Finales but Up from Previous Season Averages, The Voice and Celebrity Weakest Link Rise, Line of Fire Down

Analysis to come.

Off Script Season 1 Episode 4: Leak Culture

 

Sunday TV Ratings 10/4/26: Marshals Returns with a Series High Behind Football, Lanterns Finale Also Hits Series High, The Simpsons and Grimsburg Rise

Analysis to come.

Our House Season 9 Premiere - Our WNBA Game

Our House Season 9 Episode 1

Our WNBA Game

NBC Renew/Cancel Week 2: The Traitors: New Blood is a Bloody Disappointment

This week on the second NBC Renew/Cancel of the season, I take a look at NBC's other new fall series, reality spinoff The Traitors: New Blood. Plus, a looks at the increasing hopes for a second season of Line of Fire.

Saturday TV Ratings 10/3/26: Saturday Night Live Drops but Stays Strong, A Knight to Remember Draws Solid Audience, Miami/Clemson College Football Game Dominates

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 10/2/26: Strong Return for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, 20/20 Also Rises, Penn State/Northwestern College Football Game Leads [+ Analysis]

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.30) had a strong return on ABC, and 20/20 (0.24, +0.07) seemed to benefit greatly from having Wheel as its lead-in. Dateline (0.20, 0.00) was steady on NBC. Fox's college football broadcast (0.74) dominated. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.