‘SUITS’ has been the most watched series for 12 weeks in a row, a new record according to Nielsen

‘SUITS’ has been the most watched series for 12 weeks in a row, a new record according to Nielsen.

Despite this, actors involved in the series receive little to no streaming residuals due to Netflix refusing to give them a fair deal.

In the original series top 10, The Wheel of Time (515 million minutes of viewing), Only Murders in the Building (470 million), Ahsoka (459 million) and Special Ops: Lioness (342 million) were all fairly steady compared to a week earlier. Matt Groening had two shows in the top 10 with Futurama on Hulu (313 million minutes) and Disenchantment on Netflix (298 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

Meanwhile, Prime Video’s original The Wheel of Time notched 515 million viewing minutes (same as last week) after releasing another new episode and moved up to No. 3 among originals.

Hulu’s original Only Murders In The Building released another episode and was up slightly to 470 million (adding 10 million versus last interval) to claim No. 5 among originals.  Disney+’s live-action version of The Little Mermaid, notching 1.4 billion viewing minutes for No. 4 overall and No. 1 movie. The Little Mermaid had the highest level of “co-viewing” among this week’s titles with nearly 70% of viewers watching with someone else. Virgin River had the lowest co-viewing percentage this week with 34%.

Rounding out the billion minute titles is the acquired title S.W.A.T., which streamed across Hulu, Netflix and Paramount+. Season 7 was introduced on Netflix last interval, which put it back on the overall list, but viewing jumped enough this week to land in the top five.

Overall

1. Suits (Netflix/Peacock), 2.36 billion minutes viewed

2. Virgin River (Netflix), 1.92 billion

3. One Piece (Netflix), 1.39 billion

4. The Little Mermaid (Disney+), 1.37 billion

5. SWAT (Hulu/Netflix/Paramount+), 1.04 billion

6. Bluey (Disney+), 973 million

7. Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix), 864 million

8. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 637 million

9. Cocomelon (Netflix), 587 million

10. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 561 million