Streaming Ratings: ‘Bluey’ Leads Big Week on Nielsen Charts

Rick Porter
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The week of Jan. 15-21 was a big one for streaming.

Seven titles — three original series, three acquired shows and one movie — each drew more than 1 billion minutes of viewing for the week, the most that have ever hit that mark in the four-year history of Nielsen’s streaming charts. The previous high was six, which has happened four times (including two weeks earlier).

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Kids’ favorite Bluey was the overall No. 1, with just over 1.5 billion minutes on Disney+. Reacher (1.23 billion) reclaimed the top spot among original shows from the prior week‘s leader, Fool Me Once, which fell by more than 50 percent to 1.06 billion minutes of watch time. Netflix’s heist movie Lift grew by 19 percent week-to-week, scoring 1.04 billion minutes.

Young Sheldon (1.16 billion minutes), Netflix’s docuseries American Nightmare (1.12 billion) and Grey’s Anatomy (1.09 billion) also hit the billion-minute mark.

Former NBC series This Is Us was the latest recipient of a Netflix bump after being added to the service. The drama, which also streams on Hulu, had 929 million minutes of viewing. The Bear also reentered the rankings after its big night at the Emmys on Jan. 15, snagging 391 million minutes of viewing.

Peacock also placed two original series in the top 10 for the first time, with unscripted breakout The Traitors (402 million minutes, revised up from an earlier estimate of 384 million) joining repeat entry Ted (429 million).

Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Jan. 15-21, 2024, are below.

Overall

1. Bluey (Disney+), 1.5 billion minutes viewed
2. Reacher (Prime Video), 1.23 billion
3. Young Sheldon (Max/Netflix), 1.16 billion
4. American Nightmare (Netflix), 1.12 billion
5. Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix), 1.09 billion
6. Fool Me Once (Netflix), 1.06 billion
7. Lift (Netflix), 1.04 billion
8. This Is Us (Hulu/Netflix), 929 million
9. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 756 million
10. Suits (Netflix/Peacock), 732 million
10 (tie). The Big Bang Theory (Max), 732 million

Original Series

1. Reacher, 1.23 billion minutes
2. American Nightmare, 1.12 billion
3. Fool Me Once, 1.06 billion
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+), 529 million
5. The Brothers Sun (Netflix), 511 million
6. Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix), 431 million
7. Ted (Peacock), 429 million
8. The Traitors (Peacock), 402 million
9. The Bear (Hulu), 391 million
10. The Crown (Netflix), 374 million

Acquired Series

1. Bluey, 1.5 billion minutes
2. Young Sheldon, 1.16 billion
3. Grey’s Anatomy, 1.09 billion
4. This Is Us, 929 million
5. NCIS, 756 million
6. Suits, 732 million
6 (tie). The Big Bang Theory, 732 million
8. Loudermilk (Netflix), 729 million
9. Cocomelon (Netflix), 642 million
10. Criminal Minds (Hulu/Paramount+), 637 million

Movies

1. Lift, 1.04 billion minutes
2. The Legend of Tarzan (2016) (Netflix), 644 million
3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Netflix), 453 million
4. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple TV+), 440 million
5. Queenpins (Netflix), 428 million
6. Role Play (2023) (Prime Video), 301 million
7. Fast X (Prime Video), 266 million
8. The Equalizer 3 (Netflix), 265 million
9. Queen Bees (2021) (Netflix), 263 million
10. Society of the Snow (Netflix), 251 million

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