The Bear Tops Nielsen Streaming Chart as Bridgerton Bingeing Cools Off; Your Honor Leads Overall Top 10
Hulu’s The Bear cooked up big numbers upon its Season 3 binge release, landing it atop Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals.
The acclaimed (ahem) “comedy” racked up 1.23 billion minutes viewed across 28 total episodes for the week of June 24, with an audience that was two-thirds age 18-49.
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Prime Video’s The Boys came in at No. 2 with 1.2 billion minutes viewed/29 available episodes, followed by former chart-topper Bridgerton (1.1 billion minutes/24 episodes), Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever (755 million minutes/nine episodes) and Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (556 million minutes/seven episodes).
Nielsen’s analysis credits The Boys‘ three-and-then-weekly release strategy for the series’ staying power above the billion-minute mark. Bridgerton meanwhile dropped 54% week-to-week in minutes viewed, suggesting people are “very quickly” bingeing the new half-season.
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Rounding out the Top 10 originals for the week of June 24 were Netflix’s Supacell, Love Island (on Hulu/Peacock/Netflix), Netflix’s Perfect Match, Netflix’s Designated Survivor and Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown.
Speaking of Dad TV, Showtime’s Your Honor (which as of late has been streaming on Netflix as well as Paramount+) returned to the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s overall streaming chart, with nearly 1.6 billion minutes viewed for its 20-episode library — fueling loose talk of a possible Season 3 “revival” — followed by Dexter, which is also now streaming on both services and hit the chart with nearly 1.5 billion minutes viewed.
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