Coverage tracker

The most covered news stories, 26 October to 1 November 2026

FTMQ Film & TV reads 7,279 headlines from 327 outlets a week. These are the stories the most of them covered, and the outlet that had each one first.

1. 1

   Star Trek actor Walter Koenig dies aged 90

   13 outlets · first: SlashFilm, Mon 16:31 UTC · New Releases

2. 2

   Actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies at age 86 in Los Angeles

   10 outlets · first: The Hollywood Reporter, Thu 19:40 UTC · Top Stories

3. 3

   Film and television director Peter Medak dies at age 88

   6 outlets · first: The Hollywood Reporter, Wed 12:39 UTC · Reviews Roundups

4. 4

   Oscar and Tony nominated actress Barbara Barrie dies at 95

   6 outlets · first: The Hollywood Reporter, Wed 21:04 UTC · Top Stories

5. 5

   Vertical releases new trailer for horror thriller Pendulum starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt

   6 outlets · first: FirstShowing, Thu 19:10 UTC · Reviews Roundups

6. 6

   Taika Waititi attacks critics following negative reviews for Klara and the Sun

   6 outlets · first: The Wrap, Sat 20:55 UTC · Top Stories

7. 7

   Sacha Baron Cohen film Ali G Who Iz I moves to Prime Video

   5 outlets · first: GB News, Tue 14:51 UTC · Top Stories

8. 8

   Police close investigation into death of actress Hayden Panettiere

   5 outlets · first: Deadline, Wed 21:10 UTC · Reviews Roundups

9. 9

   Jamie Dornan to play Aragorn in Lord of the Rings feature film

   4 outlets · first: SlashFilm, Tue 23:00 UTC · New Releases

10. 10

    Michael Douglas provides update on retired actor Jack Nicholson

    4 outlets · first: JoBlo, Fri 13:33 UTC · Top Stories

11. 11

    Paapa Essiedu defends casting as Severus Snape in HBO Harry Potter series

    4 outlets · first: Variety, Fri 17:03 UTC · Top Stories

12. 12

    Vijay Deverakonda period drama Ranabaali crosses 70 crore rupees worldwide

    3 outlets · first: Filmibeat, Sun 05:24 UTC · Box Office

13. 13

    Elon Musk releases first AI generated episode of The Odyssey on X

    3 outlets · first: Variety, Sun 17:22 UTC · Reviews Roundups

14. 14

    Actor Alan Dysert dies at age 75

    3 outlets · first: TV Insider, Mon 19:00 UTC · New Releases

15. 15

    Tovah Feldshuh criticizes Nobody Wants This co-star Adam Brody over Gaza comments

    3 outlets · first: The Wrap, Mon 22:49 UTC · Top Stories

16. 16

    Ben Wheatley replaces Rob Savage on Paramount horror movie Molepeople

    3 outlets · first: Deadline, Wed 20:00 UTC · New Releases

17. 17

    Paramount hires David Bruckner to direct third Smile franchise installment

    3 outlets · first: Variety, Thu 00:02 UTC · Top Stories

18. 18

    Television writer Earl Barret dies at age 94

    3 outlets · first: Deadline, Thu 13:10 UTC · Top Stories