Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Nielsen never did post numbers for the week May 23rd to 29th, but apparently that was because they were recalibrating to include HBO Max in their tallies. The numbers below are for the week of May 30th to June 5th with no prior week comparison.
Netflix’s Stranger Things was in the second week of its Season 4 release and set a Nielsen record with a whopping 7.2 billion minutes of viewing (that combines viewership for all four seasons). Only two other shows have passed 5 billion minutes of viewing in a week, the non-genre entries Tiger King and Ozark. Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi was also in its second week of release and it was at the Number 3 slot with 958 minutes of viewing. That is considered a mini-series, but there is a chance that a second season could follow at some point. Amazon’s The Boys had its third season premiere that week and bowed at the Number 4 slot with 949 million minutes of viewing. And Night Sky, also from Amazon, remained in the charts for a third week, placing at Number 8 with 242 million minutes of viewing.
The Orville had its third season premiere that week on Hulu but did not make it into the Nielsen Top 10 for originals. Only one episode of the third season would have been available for viewing, but the prior two seasons would have been included in the tally as well. We will see if it makes it into the charts in the coming weeks, and if not that could doom its chances for a fourth season. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of May-30 to Jun-5
Streaming Originals
1 (n/a) Stranger Things (Netflix) 7.2 Billion Minutes
3 (n/a) Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) 958 Million Minutes
4 (n/a) The Boys (Amazon) 949 Million Minutes
8 (n/a) Night Sky (Amazon) 242 Million Minutes
Acquired Shows
7 (n/a) Supernatural (Netflix) 367 Million Minutes
8 (n/a) Outlander (Netflix) 364 Million Minutes
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Apple TV+), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
Netflix Top 10:
After four weeks at the top of the Netflix charts, Stranger Things ceded the Number 1 slot to The Umbrella Academy for the week of June 20th to 26th. The superhero show released its third season that week and pulled in 125 million hours of viewing, and it could be on track for a fourth season renewal. All four seasons of Stranger Things continued their reign on the chart, though, as they took up slots two through five, totaling over 175 million hours of viewing. The vampire drama First Kill slipped to Number 9 with 19 million hours viewed, but it could be on track for a second season renewal. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the Netflix charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of Jun-20 to Jun-26
English Language Shows
1 (n/a) The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 124.5 Million Hours
2 (1) Stranger Things: Season 4 76.9 Million Hours
3 (4) Stranger Things: Season 3 32.2 Million Hours
4 (5) Stranger Things: Season 2 38.7 Million Hours
6 (6) Stranger Things: Season 1 31.2 Million Hours
7 (n/a) The Umbrella Academy: Season 1 27.2 Million Hours
9 (3) First Kill 18.6 Million Hours
Non-English Language Shows
9 (n/a) SPRIGGAN: Season 1 9.1 Million Hours
Source: Netflix
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Tuesday last week, Superman & Lois wrapped up its second season with a 0.12 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic and 818K total viewers. That show will be returning in early 2023 with its third season. In the lead-out hour, Tom Swift ticked up to a 0.05 rating with 335K total viewers, but that one was cancelled by The CW last week. Over on Freeform, Motherland Fort Salem managed only a 0.03 rating with 82K total viewers as that show airs out its final season.
On Wednesday, The Flash had its eighth season finale and pulled a 0.11 rating with 555K total viewers. It will be back for its ninth season in 2023, but that could be its last. On Sunday, HBO’s Westworld slipped to a 0.05 rating with 350K total viewers, though it could still be on track for a fifth season. Over on Showtime, The Man Who Fell to Earth had a 0.02 rating with 149K total viewers for its season finale and it remains firmly On the Bubble.
You can see the full, season-to-date ratings for the sci fi and fantasy shows at this link, and below are the ratings for the genre shows from the past week. Ratings Source: ShowBuzzDaily
Ratings Results for the Week of 6/27/22
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| Roswell New Mexico (CW) Mon 8 PM | Rtg: 0.05 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 447K, Status: Renewed |
| Superman and Lois (CW) Tue 8 PM | Rtg: 0.12 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 818K, Status: Renewed |
| Tom Swift (CW) Tue 9 PM | Rtg: 0.05 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 335K, Status: On the Bubble |
| Motherland Fort Salem (Freeform) Tue 10 PM | Rtg: 0.03 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 82K, Status: Renewal Possible |
| The Flash (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.11 / Tot Vwrs: 555K, Status: Renewed |
| Wellington Paranormal (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.03 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 207K, Status: Renewed |
| Riverdale (CW) Sun 8 PM | Preempted, Status: Renewed |
| Westworld (HBO) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.05 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 350K, Status: On the Bubble |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.02 / Tot Vwrs: 149K, Status: On the Bubble |
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