The small screen — what's streaming, what's renewed, and what's worth your evening.

Christina Applegate in 2009. Photo: Capital M, CC BY 3.0.
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The one story all three tabloids carried: her 2021 diagnosis was wrong, her symptoms are worse, and the search starts over.
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Season 2 is airing now — episode 6 lands Friday, the finale November 20 — and Season 3 was ordered before Season 2 even premiered, with Hardy, Brosnan and Mirren all confirmed back. The records, the ratings fight, and the Hardy story, in full.

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No. 1 on Netflix’s global chart two straight weeks: 17.0 million views, then a record 21.2 million.

Chocolates on the line at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory, Henderson, Nevada. Photo: Ken Lund, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Chocolates on the line at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory, Henderson, Nevada.
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No. 1 on Nielsen’s chart, originals and overall: 1,078 million minutes for the chocolate-factory competition.

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Zoe Kazan’s Steinbeck adaptation, reframed around Cathy Ames — No. 2 among originals, in only four days.

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Ted coached a women’s team in Season 4; the finale aired October 7 and the show is No. 3 on the chart.

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The Reacher spinoff hit 40 million viewers in 13 days and is renewed; Reacher itself is booked through Season 6.

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The Fall River story opened at 1.35 billion minutes — the biggest original launch on the chart after No. 1.

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Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter takes her turn at Hillman: 585 million minutes, No. 5 among originals.

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10.20 million for its October 4 episode — premiere week’s biggest audience, with the NFL overrun noted.

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The Yellowstone spinoff was premiere week’s top scripted show, up 8% from its Season 1 average.
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One of the few premieres to grow in week two: 7.35 million, the top scripted show of its week.

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6.67 million viewers and a 1.48 in adults 18-49 — the fall’s demo standout.

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6.45 million for the Season 24 premiere, with Michael Weatherly back as DiNozzo for the night.

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Season 15 was the most-watched show on broadcast on its premiere night.

Torrey DeVitto. Photo: David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Count a week of delayed viewing and the premiere is NBC’s top show of the young season.

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LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna returns: 5.62 million, the top freshman launch of the season.
Also on Nielsen’s originals chart for September 28–October 4: The Great British Baking Show at No. 8 (486 million minutes — Collection 14, with Nigella Lawson judging), Ms. Rachel at No. 9 (406 million) and Paramount+’s Lioness at No. 10 (390 million; its Season 3 finale reached 9.7 million viewers in seven days, a series high, per Paramount). On the library chart, The Big Bang Theory was the week’s No. 2 program overall at 953 million minutes. Just below the network eight: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (5.50 million, premiere week’s No. 1 comedy), Sheriff Country (5.47 million), FBI (5.33 million), The Voice (5.07 million) and Chicago P.D. (4.98 million).
Rankings rest on Nielsen’s U.S. Streaming Top 10 for the week of September 28–October 4, 2026 (the newest published), Netflix’s global chart for October 5–18, and Nielsen Live+Same Day premiere figures for the networks, as reported by CBS, ABC and NBC. Read October 22, 2026.
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