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

Christina Applegate in 2009.

Christina Applegate in 2009. Photo: Capital M, CC BY 3.0.

Entertainment · TV

Applegate Was Treated For MS For Five Years. She Doesn’t Have It.

The one story all three tabloids carried: her 2021 diagnosis was wrong, her symptoms are worse, and the search starts over.

Entertainment · TV · Featured

MobLand: The Harrigans Are Back, And Season Three Is Already Theirs

Tom Hardy.

Tom Hardy. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Streaming — The Top Shows
Josh Hartnett.

Josh Hartnett. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

Below: Netflix’s Sea Creature Is The Biggest Show In Streaming Right Now

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.

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.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

Wonka’s The Golden Ticket Tops The Streaming Chart

No. 1 on Nielsen’s chart, originals and overall: 1,078 million minutes for the chocolate-factory competition.

Florence Pugh.

Florence Pugh. Photo: Flickr user drlovell, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

East Of Eden Puts Up 782 Million Minutes In Four Days

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

Jason Sudeikis.

Jason Sudeikis. Photo: Daniel Benavides, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

Ted Lasso’s Fourth Season Closes With 750 Million Minutes

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

Alan Ritchson.

Alan Ritchson. Photo: anna Hanks, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

Neagley Opens At 40 Million Viewers — And Reacher Isn’t Done Either

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

Ella Beatty.

Ella Beatty. Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Opened At 1.35 Billion Minutes

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

Hillman College, in the Daily’s illustration.

Illustration: Davies Daily.

Entertainment · TV · Streaming

A Different World Goes Back To Hillman — 585 Million Minutes

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

Network — The Top Shows
Lesley Stahl.

Lesley Stahl. Photo: Peabody Awards, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

60 Minutes Leads Premiere Week — With A Football Assist

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

Luke Grimes.

Luke Grimes. Photo: Gordon Correll, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

Marshals Is Fall’s Top Scripted Premiere At 8.21 Million

The Yellowstone spinoff was premiere week’s top scripted show, up 8% from its Season 1 average.

Justin Hartley.

Justin Hartley. Photo: Daniel Benavides, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

Tracker Opens At 7 Million, Then Climbs

One of the few premieres to grow in week two: 7.35 million, the top scripted show of its week.

Alfonso Ribeiro.

Alfonso Ribeiro. Photo: Greg2600, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

Dancing With The Stars: Best Demo Premiere Since 2017

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

Gary Cole.

Gary Cole. Photo: David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

NCIS At 24: Premiere Up 21 Percent, Biggest Audience Since 2024

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

Taylor Kinney.

Taylor Kinney. Photo: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

Chicago Fire Tops Its Night At 6.12 Million

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

Torrey DeVitto.

Torrey DeVitto. Photo: David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

Chicago Med: 5.85 Million Live, 8.8 Million In A Week

Count a week of delayed viewing and the premiere is NBC’s top show of the young season.

LL Cool J.

LL Cool J. Photo: Mikamote, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Entertainment · TV · Network

NCIS: New York Is The Fall’s No. 1 New Series

LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna returns: 5.62 million, the top freshman launch of the season.

The Charts, In Short

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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