Digital Ratings: Viewership results for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the streaming services. See our Cancellation Watch posts for the linear ratings from the broadcast networks and cable shows.
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale returned for its fifth season the week of September 12th to 18th and placed at Number 5 in the Nielsen Top 10 for Originals. The show had an estimated 581 million minutes of viewing that week and it has already been renewed for a sixth and final season. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (renewed) moved up to the Number 2 slot in the rankings, though its viewership dipped below one billion minutes for the first time. Netflix’s The Imperfects slipped one spot to Number 7, pulling in 533 million minutes of viewing which may help get it to a second season. Fate: The Winx Saga entered the charts for the week of its Season 2 premiere at Number 8 with 524 million minutes of viewing and it could be on target for a third-year renewal. Stranger Things (renewed) and She-Hulk (renewal possible) slipped to Number 9 and 10 respectively. The Sandman slipped out after six weeks and we are still waiting for word on whether that one will be back for a second season.
House of the Dragon (renewed) remained at Number 1 in the Top 10 for acquired shows, pulling in 960 million minutes of viewing while Game of Thrones slipped down to Number 4 with 700 million minutes viewed. 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 Sep-12 to Sep-18
Streaming Originals
2 (3) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon) 988 Million Minutes
5 (n/a) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) 581 Million Minutes
7 (6) The Imperfects (Netflix) 533 Million Minutes
8 (n/a) Fate: The Winx Saga (Netflix) 524 Million Minutes
9 (4) Stranger Things (Netflix) 479 Million Minutes
10 (5) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) 403 Million Minutes
Acquired Shows
1 (1) House of the Dragon (HBO Max) 960 Million Minutes
4 (2) Game of Thrones (HBO Max) 700 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:
The new supernatural drama The Midnight Club (renewal possible) entered the Netflix Top 10 for English language shows for the week of October 3rd to 9th. It debuted at Number 4 with nineteen million hours watched which counts as a good start. Fate: The Winx Saga (renewal possible) Season 2 slipped to Number 6 with fifteen million hours while Stranger Things (renewed) Season 4 slipped to Number 9 with nine million hours watched. In the Top 10 for Non-English language shows, Alchemy of Souls (renewal possible) improved to Number 6 with ten million hours watched while Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (renewal possible) slipped to Number 8 with eight million hours. 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 Oct-3 to Oct-9
English Language Shows
4 (n/a) The Midnight Club 18.8 Million Hours
6 (3) Fate: The Winx Saga Season 2 15.0 Million Hours
9 (8) Stranger Things: Season 4 9.4 Million Hours
Non-English Language Shows
6 (8) Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 9.8 Million Hours
8 (7) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 1 8.0 Million Hours
Source: Netflix
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