# ‘Crystal Lake’ Hits 1.3 Billion Minutes Watched in 11 Days, Becoming Peacock’s No. 4 Scripted Debut Ever

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/crystal-lake-hits-1-3-billion-minutes-watched-in-11-days-becoming-peacocks-no-4-scripted-debut-ever/
- Published: 2026-10-27T20:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T20:26:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/crystal-lake-ratings-peacock-1236932312/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- “Crystal Lake” drew 1.3 billion viewing minutes in 11 days.
- It is Peacock’s fourth most-watched scripted original series.
- Nielsen ranked it third among streaming originals that week.

## Summary

Peacock’s “Crystal Lake”, a prequel to “Friday the 13th”, recorded 1.3 billion minutes watched in its first 11 days, making it the platform’s fourth most-watched scripted original series. The figure signals a strong debut for the series and places it among the most-viewed streaming originals during the reported week.

The series’ 398-minute runtime equates to an estimated 3.3 million views. Nielsen ranked it third among streaming original series and first-season series across television in the week of 19 October; Sprout Social measured 1.8 billion social media impressions in one day and more than 7.6 million video views over 11 days. Created and showrun by Brad Caleb Kane, the series follows Pam Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini, as strangers investigating her past arrive in Crystal Lake.

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