“Stranger Things 4” breaks Nielsen streaming record

Considering the records Weird stuff Since the season four premiere, there’s been another surprise. But the rebrand of the hit Netflix series is big.

Weird stuff According to Nielsen, it racked up 7.2 billion minutes of watch time between the weeks of May 30 and June 5, the highest weekly total for any streaming title since the weekly ratings were released nearly two years ago. It also runs for the longest two weeks of any broadcast show: the week of May 23-29, when season four Weird stuff premiere, had 5.14 billion minutes watched in a two-week total of 12.34 billion minutes.

Prior to that, no streaming show measured by Nielsen had hit 6 billion minutes in a single week, let alone 7 billion. only tiger king (twice) and ozarks In spring 2020, amid pandemic lockdowns, it reached 5 billion minutes earlier. Weird stuff.

Nielsen counts every episode of the series in its streaming ratings, but the vast majority of the 7.2 billion minutes are estimated to come from the seven-episode fourth season, which premiered on May 27. The ratings service previously noted that more than 75% of the show’s 5.14 billion minutes in the week of May 23-29 came from its fourth season.

Weird stuff It also became the most-watched English-language series on Netflix, according to the company’s internal metrics. The streamer says its subscribers watched over 930 million hours worldwide during the first 28 days of season four.

Disney+ obi wan kenobi also had a strong second week with 958 million minutes watched, nearly matching the opening week’s 1.03 billion. Children it also re-entered the top ten on June 3 following its season three premiere; The Prime Video series had 919 million viewing minutes.

CW all americans It also marked the release of Netflix’s fourth season and easily tops the list of purchased series with 1.25 billion minutes watched. HBO Max also debuts on the charts Big Bang Theory (352 million minutes) and Friends (346 million) among the 10 most purchased programs.

Nielsen streaming ratings only include TV viewing and do not include minutes viewed on desktop or mobile devices. The ratings only measure US audiences, not other countries, and currently only include Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.

Nielsen’s top streaming series from May 30th to June 5th are below.

the original series

1. Weird stuff (Netflix), 7.2 billion minutes watched
two. lincoln lawyer (Netflix), 966 million
3. obi wan kenobi (Disney+), 958 million
Four. Children (Prime Video), 919 million
5. ozarks (Netflix), 644 million
6. wrong side of the tracks (Netflix), 291 million
7. grace and frankness (Netflix), 271 million
8. and the sky (Prime Video), 242 million
9. working mothers (Netflix), 215 million
10 the floor is lava (Netflix), 214 million

series purchased

1. all americans (Netflix), 1.25 billion minutes
two. NCIS (Netflix), 692 million
3. cocomelon (Netflix), 615 million
Four. criminal mind (Netflix), 558 million
5. gilmore girls (Netflix), 438 million
6. Gray’s anatomy (Netflix), 388 million
7. Supernatural (Netflix), 367 million
8. unknown (Netflix), 364 million
9. Big Bang Theory (HBO Max), 352 million
10 Friends (HBO Max), 346 million