US TV Networks Report Strong Premiere Week Viewership for Fall 2026 Season
CBS, ABC, Paramount+ and NBCUniversal report significant multiplatform viewership gains for their fall 2026 premieres.
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 20 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 20 October at 19:00 UTC; Deadline followed 22h 00m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 22 October at 23:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘Lioness’ Season 3 Closes With 9.7 Million Viewers in Seven Days, a Series High and the No. 5 Paramount+ Finale Ever
- Deadline‘Below Deck Mediterranean’ Season 11 Hooks Franchise’s Best 7-Day Audience In 5 Years
- Variety‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 6 Premiere Hits 6.3 Million Viewers in Seven Days (EXCLUSIVE)
- VarietyCBS Premiere Week Multiplatform Ratings See Big Year-Over-Year Increases (EXCLUSIVE)
Sources
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- CBS Premiere Week Multiplatform Ratings See Big Year-Over-Year Increases (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- ‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 6 Premiere Hits 6.3 Million Viewers in Seven Days (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- ‘Lioness’ Season 3 Closes With 9.7 Million Viewers in Seven Days, a Series High and the No. 5 Paramount+ Finale Ever Variety ·
- ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’ Season 11 Hooks Franchise’s Best 7-Day Audience In 5 Years Deadline
In this story
- CBS
- ABC
- Paramount+
- NBCUniversal