↑ Toy Story 5, after grossing $1.1 billion in theaters over the summer, made its streaming bow and topped all movies and TV shows as it premiered on Disney+. In the first Nielsen snapshot of the Skydance era three shows (The Big Bang Theory, Lioness and Spongebob Squarepants) are part of the combined Warner Bros. and Paramount empire.

↑ CBS’ 60 Minutes had its best outing of the season so far, drawing 10.2 million viewers for the Oct. 4 edition. The episode featured an AI segment titled “WHO NEEDS HUMANS?” as well as an interviews with Senator Thom Tillis and a feature on using “21st century technologies to restore the 13th century basilica.” Not coincidentally, CBS also had a huge NFL audience (28.45 million) leading into the show.

What’s premiering on TV this week:

Friday, Oct. 9
Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount+)
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Disney+/Hulu)
Haunted Hotel (Netflix)
8 p.m.: Sheriff Country (CBS)
9 p.m.: Fire Country (CBS)
10 p.m.: Boston Blue (CBS)

Saturday, Oct. 10
10 p.m.: 48 Hours (CBS)

Sunday, Oct. 11
8 p.m.: The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
9 p.m.: The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (HBO/HBO Max)
10 p.m.: Treasure Island (MGM+)

↑ DramaBox placed six titles, DramaWave placed two titles and ReelShort placed two titles in the top 10 paid microdramas globally, per Owl & Co.’s latest Vertical Index snapshot.

↑ Even in worst-case planning, who’d have thought Warner Bros.’ Digger (which cost up to $180 million) would face plant with just $20 million in its global bow. Related: studio chiefs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca are out in the Skydance reorg.

↑ Even as some worried about fall box office prospects, so far domestic grosses are still up nearly 20% from 2025, with a packed October on the release calendar ahead.

↑ Other Desert Cities, with a star-studded cast including Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Allison Janney, got a very strong start on Broadway last week, pulling in close to $1.9 million across seven previews.