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.

Friday TV Ratings 10/30/26: Happy’s Place and Newlyweds Increase, Sheriff Country, Fire Country and Boston Blue Dip, Elizabeth Holmes Special Solid

Analysis to come.

Stormere Season 2 Episode 8: Interlude II: Aleric & Scarlett

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!

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

Analysis to come.

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!

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

Analysis to come.

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

ABC's R.J. Decker may be done for the season (series?), but that doesn't mean NBC has premiered its full fall slate yet. Indeed, Monday comedies St. Denis Medical and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins will return for their third and second seasons this coming week, respectively. Neither are particularly strong players on Peacock's Top 10 chart, which sees NBC's offerings compete with Bravo programming. However, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' Attention Score has crept up recently and both Friday comedies charted well, so there's reason to believe St. Denis Medical and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins can both make chart appearances this coming week.

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 to come.

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

It was another busy week of premieres and finales on streaming, so keep reading to see the top performers on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Prime Video, and Netflix from the last seven days!

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 to come.

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 to come.

Off Script Season 1 Episode 7: Comic-Con

 

Saturday TV Ratings 10/24/26: Forgotten Holiday Strong on Hallmark, World Series Declines for Game 2, Ole Miss/Texas is Top College FootballGame of the Night

Analysis to come.

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

This week on the NBC Renew/Cancel, two comedies enter the fray for the first time this season, as freshman sitcom Newlyweds and third-season comedy Happy's Place get their first predictions of the season - keep reading for my initial outlook for both series!

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)

Analysis to come.

Thursday TV Ratings 10/22/26: Law & Order: SVU and The Traitors: New Blood Slide Again, 9-1-1 and Elsbeth Also Decline, Cupertino Rises (Updated with Cable)

Analysis to come.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/21/26: Dolly Parton CMA Special Impressive, Survivor and Abbott Elementary Hit Season Highs, The Floor and Scrubs Decline (Updated with Cable)

Analysis to come.

Stormere Season 2 Episode 7: The Birth of Soren Thorne

 

PILOT REVISITED: Suburgatory

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 moderate success story Suburgatory!

Marietta Season 9 Episode 2 - Fright Night!

Marietta Season 9 Episode 2

Fright Night!

ABC Renew/Cancel Week 4: 9-1-1: Nashville Doesn’t Need Rescuing

This week on the ABC Renew/Cancel,  the final premieres of the fall season - their Thursday drama lineup - hit the chart, with initial predictions for long-running hit 9-1-1, Thursday night staple Grey's Anatomy, and sophomore drama 9-1-1: Nashville.

Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Episode 2 - Tricks, No Treats

Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Episode 2

Tricks, No Treats