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CBS and Prime Video Lead Television Ratings Across Linear and Streaming

CBS recorded strong broadcast premiere viewership while Prime Video topped streaming charts with its adaptation of Carrie.

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CBS recorded an average of 8.63 million viewers during its premiere week for the fall 2026 season, according to Nielsen live+7 multiplatform data reported by Variety. This represents a 14% increase compared to the network's 2025 premiere week. The program Marshals led overall entertainment broadcast and streaming viewership with 15.14 million viewers, followed by Tracker. [1]

In streaming, the series Carrie debuted at the top of the United States ratings for the week of October 5 to 11, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The eight-episode adaptation from showrunner Mike Flanagan, which premiered on October 7, accumulated 1.26 billion viewing minutes. Prime Video subsequently announced a second season renewal for the project. [3]

The performance for Carrie continues a strong streak for Prime Video, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The streaming platform held the top position in Nielsen streaming rankings for six out of eight recent weeks, bolstered by four top rankings for Reacher in August and September, followed by its spinoff Neagley. [3]

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In short

  • CBS averaged 8.63 million viewers for its fall 2026 premiere week, a 14% increase year-over-year.
  • Marshals was the top entertainment program of the week with 15.14 million viewers across linear and streaming platforms.
  • Carrie premiered as the top streaming title in the United States with 1.26 billion viewing minutes.
  • Prime Video renewed Carrie for a second season following its debut.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]CBS Premiere Week Multiplatform Ratings See Big Year-Over-Year Increases (EXCLUSIVE)Variety, 12d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Streaming Ratings: ‘Carrie’ Has a Bloody Good Opening WeekThe Hollywood Reporter, 12d ago
  3. [3]Streaming Ratings: ‘Carrie’ Has a Bloody Good Opening WeekThe Hollywood Reporter, 12d ago
  4. [4]“The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” Premiere Salutes the Pasts of the Big Apple and the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Institute, 12d ago
  5. [5]Roku is Rolling Out 5 Big New Features This Week: Experimental Apps, International Home Screen Expansion, Weather, Smarter Search, and MoreCord Cutters News, 12d ago
  6. [6]CBS Premiere Week Multiplatform Ratings See Big Year-Over-Year Increases (Exclusive)IMDb, 12d ago

Background

  1. [7]Lioness (American TV series) on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Year on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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