According to Nielsen, Prime Video’s show “Reacher” was the most-watched streaming series for the week of February 24. It had nearly 1.5 billion minutes watched (1.49 billion), just edging out Netflix’s “Zero Day,” which had 1.48 billion minutes. This marks the second time “Reacher” has taken the top spot on Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart.
Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” ranked third on the list with 1.22 billion viewing minutes, marking its 34th appearance in the overall streaming top 10.
With this milestone, “Love Is Blind” became the most-watched unscripted streaming series and the most-watched original streaming show based on total appearances in Nielsen’s top 10.
Advertisement “Love Is Blind” was followed by Running Point, which premiered on Feb. 27 and pulled in 1.05 billion viewing minutes in its first few days, earning the No. 4 spot on the overall list. Longtime Nielsen favorites “Family Guy” and “Bluey” followed with 957 million and 927 million viewing minutes, respectively.
“The White Lotus,” which aired its third episode during the same period, entered the overall top 10 with 807 million views on Max, outperforming the 622 million views for “Severance” on Apple TV+, which ranked No. 6 among streaming originals. “Severance” also marked its seventh consecutive week in the top 10 originals since its Season 2 debut on Jan. 17.
Meanwhile, Hulu’s “Paradise” achieved 566 million viewing minutes during the week, placing it at No. 8 on the streaming originals chart, while “Yellowjackets” reached 583 million viewing minutes on Paramount+, making it the No. 10 most-watched acquired show.
In the film category, “Despicable Me 4” and “Venom: The Last Dance” dominated with 921 million and 913 million viewing minutes, respectively—more than twice as much as the No. 3 film, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” which had 439 million viewing minutes across Netflix and Paramount+.
Source: TheWrap