Analysis to come.
Sunday TV Ratings 10/18/26: Animal Control and Universal Basic Guys Down to Season Lows, Marshals Jumps with NFL Lead-In as Tracker Dips, Mr. & Mrs. Christmas OK on Hallmark
Saturday TV Ratings 10/17/26: JD Vance Town Hall on CBS Draws Minimal Interest, Notre Dame/BYU College Football Game Dominates, Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story Solid
Analysis to come.
Friday TV Ratings 10/16/26: Hallmark Countdown to Christmas Starts Up in Demo but Down 30% in Viewers from 2025 with Tis the Season for Setups, Sheriff Country and Fire Country Slide, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Tops Non-Sports Programming
Analysis to come.
Our House Season 9 Episode 3 - Our Berkshires
Our House Season 9 Episode 3
Our Berkshires
NBC Renew/Cancel Week 4: Line of Fire is Lining Up a Renewal
This week on the NBC Renew/Cancel, one of NBC's new shows is due for an upgrade. Plus, a look at a trio of NBC's strongest performers, which look to be headed for another year of smooth sailing.
Thursday TV Ratings 10/15/26: 9-1-1: Nashville and 9-1-1 Return Massively Up, SVU and Law & Order Slide, Elsbeth and Cupertino Also Falter
Analysis to come.
Wednesday TV Ratings 10/14/26: The Floor Jumps, The Amazing Race Also Rises Despite Survivor Declining, Chicago Fire and Shark Tank Down
Analysis to come.
PILOT REVISITED: Terra Nova
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 a big and expensive swing from FOX, Terra Nova!
Marietta Season 9 Premiere - Keep the Fire Burnin’
Marietta Season 9 Episode 1
Keep the Fire Burnin'
ABC Renew/Cancel Week 3: Abbott Elementary Will Remain in Session
Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Premiere - The Clot Heard ‘Round the World
Evergreen Aimee Season 6 Episode 1
The Clot Heard ‘Round the World
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 2: Prospects Dim For CIA’s Franchise Potential
Welcome to Week 2 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. Let us know what you think in the comments and by voting below!
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
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.
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
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.
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)
The Torch is Passed
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