First Week Peak: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and The Paper Return, Snowfall Spinoff, New Mike Schur Comedy, and More Premiere

 

New Show Midseason Power Rankings: How 9-1-1: Nashville, DMV, and More Stack Up Headed Into 2026

 

Monday TV Ratings 12/1/25: The Neighborhood Stumbles to Series Low Behind Struggling DMV, St. Denis Medical Leads Broadcast, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular Solid [+ Analysis]

CBS reshuffled their lineup for the night, meaning DMV (0.23, +0.03) improved slightly for a special 8 p.m. showing, but The Neighborhood (0.25, -0.04) faltered at 8:30. FBI (0.21, -0.01) dipped at nine, but Watson (0.14, 0.00) held steady. St. Denis Medical (0.32, -0.01) and The Voice (0.25, -0.01) inched down on NBC, while Brilliant Minds (0.14, -0.04) had a more marked drop. ABC's Wonderful World of Disney special (0.31) performed well. On Fox, Name That Tune (0.16, -0.04) and Celebrity Weakest Link (0.13, -0.04) dealt with sharp declines. TV We Love (0.04, 0.00) matched last week's rating for its CW finale. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

NBC Adds Stumble and The Paper to Fall Schedule

NBC has once again updated their fall schedule, and will now debut a new scripted series this fall after all.  Stumble, the recently-ordered cheerleading comedy starring Jenn Lyon, will now premiere on Friday, November 7, airing behind Happy's Place. Reba McEntire's sophomore sitcom was initially set to air double episodes this fall, but will now air once weekly at 8 PM, and will also premiere on November 7, as previously announced. Stumble is not the only change to the NBC fall schedule. Peacock's The Paper, a spinoff of The Office, will now get a broadcast run, something long rumored to be in the cards. It will air Monday nights after St. Denis Medical, debuting November 10. That's one week after St. Denis Medical's premiere, so while the plans to double-pump St. Denis Medical are now scrapped, it will likely still have a two-episode premiere. This is the second alteration to the network's initial schedule, after they previously pulled season two of The Hunting Party from the fall lineup in favor of a linear run of the Peacock-exclusive season of Law & Order: Organized Crime. This news means that new sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins will now be the only midseason debut of a new scripted series on NBC this season.