‘Crystal Lake’ Draws 1.3B Minutes, Ranks No. 4 Peacock Debut

WHO:

Deadline - Peacock and NBCUniversal reported the series’ streaming performance.

Variety - “Crystal Lake” is a “Friday the 13th” prequel series.

WHAT:

Deadline - “Crystal Lake” accumulated 1.3 billion minutes watched during its first 11 days, according to Nielsen data.

Deadline - NBCUniversal said the series had the fourth-best debut audience among Peacock scripted originals.

Variety - Peacock said “Crystal Lake” was its fourth-most-watched scripted original series of all time.

Variety - Using the series’ 398-minute runtime, Variety calculated an estimated 3.3 million views from the 1.3 billion minutes watched.

WHERE:

Deadline - The series streamed on Peacock.

WHEN:

Deadline - The series debuted on October 15.

Deadline - Nielsen’s reported viewing total covered the series’ first 11 days.

Variety - The 1.3 billion minutes watched were accumulated in the series’ first 11 days of streaming.

HOW:

Deadline - Nielsen data was cited for the minutes-watched figure.

Variety - The estimated 3.3 million views were calculated by dividing 1.3 billion minutes by the series’ 398-minute runtime.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 21:11 UTC)

Peacock’s “Crystal Lake,” a “Friday the 13th” prequel series, amassed 1.3 billion minutes watched in its first 11 days, according to Nielsen data. NBCUniversal said it had Peacock’s fourth-best debut audience among scripted originals, while Peacock ranked it as the platform’s fourth-most-watched scripted original series of all time. Based on the series’ 398-minute runtime, that viewing total works out to an estimated 3.3 million views.