The last week of 2023 was one other massive one for Younger Sheldon, because it claimed the highest spot in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for a second straight week. Disney+ bought extra sturdy returns from Percy Jackson and the Olympians as nicely.
Younger Sheldon scored 1.31 billion minutes of viewing time on Netflix and Max for the week of Dec. 25-31, topping second-place Bluey (1.11 billion) by about 200 million minutes. The Crown (1.04 billion minutes) additionally topped the billion-minute mark for Netflix.
Reacher at the moment sits at 943 million minutes of viewing for the week, however that complete for the Prime Video sequence doesn’t embody its two most up-to-date episodes. Per Nielsen, “Due to an interruption in audio asset capture on Amazon Prime Video, reporting for streaming titles released onto the service between 12/20/23 and 1/16/24—including movies, series and episodes added during that time—are delayed and not able to be included in this interval’s dataset.” Revised figures can be out in early February and can doubtless put Reacher over the 1 billion minute threshold for the third consecutive week; the 943 million minutes displays viewing for the 11 episodes of the sequence launched earlier than Dec. 20.
As for Percy Jackson, the sequence grew to 700 million minutes of viewing on Disney+ for the week its third episode debuted. That’s a 22 p.c enchancment on its premiere week. The present has had Disney+’s greatest launch so far for a sequence that’s not a part of the Star Wars or Marvel universes.
Talking of Marvel, the animated sequence What If …? had its greatest exhibiting ever with 513 million minutes of viewing. Disney+ launched the second season over 9 consecutive days starting Dec. 22. The Mexican dramedy The Manny (555 million minutes) and Cash Heist spinoff Berlin (274 million) made their debuts on the unique sequence chart.
Zack Snyder’s Insurgent Moon: Half 1 led the film charts for the second straight week with 974 million minutes of viewing. That’s a slight bump from 966 million minutes for its first week.
Nielsen’s streaming rankings cowl viewing on TV units solely and don’t embody minutes watched on computer systems or cell gadgets. The rankings solely measure U.S. audiences, not these in different international locations. The high streaming titles for Dec. 25-31, 2023, are beneath.
General
1. Younger Sheldon (Max/Netflix), 1.31 billion minutes viewed2. Bluey (Disney+), 1.11 billion3. The Crown (Netflix), 1.04 billion4. Insurgent Moon: Half 1 (Netflix), 974 million5. Gray’s Anatomy (Netflix), 969 million6. Reacher* (Prime Video), 943 million7. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 905 million8. Go away the World Behind (Netflix), 881 million9. Meg 2: The Trench (Netflix), 737 million10. The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film (Netflix), 726 million
Authentic Sequence
1. The Crown, 1.04 billion minutes2. Reacher*, 943 million3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+), 700 million4. My Life With the Walter Boys (Netflix), 604 million5. The Manny (Netflix), 555 million6. What If …? (Disney+), 513 million7. Dr. Demise (Peacock), 327 million8. Virgin River (Netflix), 3069. Faculty Spirits (Netflix/Paramount+), 282 million10. Berlin (Netflix), 274 million
Acquired Sequence
1. Younger Sheldon, 1.31 billion minutes2. Bluey, 1.11 billion3. Gray’s Anatomy, 969 million4. NCIS, 905 million5. Fits (Netflix/Peacock), 721 million6. The Large Bang Principle (Max), 661 million7. Legislation & Order: SVU (Hulu/Peacock), 507 million8. Cocomelon (Netflix), 506 million8 (tie). Gilmore Ladies (Netflix), 506 million10. Mates (Max), 468 million
Motion pictures
1. Insurgent Moon: Half 1, 974 million minutes2. Go away the World Behind, 881 million3. Meg 2: The Trench, 737 million4. The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, 726 million5. Barbie (Max), 602 million6. Dwelling Alone (Disney+), 433 million7. Gran Turismo (Netflix), 412 million7 (tie). Elf (Hulu/Max), 412 million9. Sniper: Final Kill (Netflix/Prime Video), 391 million10. Sniper: Murderer’s Finish (Netflix), 390 million
*Viewing knowledge for Reacher doesn’t embody episodes launched Dec. 22 and 29 attributable to “an interruption in audio asset capture” for Prime Video.
