Netflix’s rom-com series Nobody Wants This attracted more viewing in its second week, moving up one spot to second overall in Nielsen’s weekly streaming charts.
The series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody drew 1.21 billion minutes of watch time for the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, a 16 percent improvement on its premiere week. It also moved up one spot in the overall rankings, as the prior week’s second-place title, Inside Out 2, dropped by 50 percent to a still strong 908 million minutes of viewing on Disney+.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story finished first overall for the third consecutive week with 1.41 billion minutes of viewing, down about 41 percent week to week. Netflix’s dating show Love Is Blind returned to the charts with a billion-minute week; its seventh season premiered on Oct. 2.
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuted its season two finale on Oct. 3, but due to what Nielsen calls an “operational issue,” data for that episode is being reprocessed and won’t be available for another week or two. The other 15 episodes of the show totaled 527 million minutes of viewing for the week; in the prior five weeks the series averaged about 869 million minutes.
The Great British Baking Show (430 million minutes) and Unsolved Mysteries (352 million) also rejoined the top 10 original series with new seasons.
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. The top streaming titles for Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2024, are below.
Overall
1. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix), 1.41 billion minutes viewed
2. Nobody Wants This (Netflix), 1.21 billion
3. Love Is Blind (Netflix), 1.05 billion
4. Inside Out 2 (Disney+), 908 million
5. Bluey (Disney+), 838 million
6. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 774 million
7. Family Guy (Hulu), 769 million
8. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 676 million
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 580 million
10. Gilmore Girls (Netflix), 565 million
Original Series
1. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, 1.41 billion minutes
2. Nobody Wants This, 1.21 billion
3. Love Is Blind, 1.05 billion
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video), 527 million*
5. Mr. McMahon (Netflix), 499 million
6. Tulsa King (Paramount+), 484 million
7. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), 442 million
8. The Great British Baking Show (Netflix), 430 million
9. The Perfect Couple (Netflix), 357 million
10. Unsolved Msyteries (Netflix), 352 million
*Doesn’t include viewing time for the Oct. 3 season two finale due to an “operational issue” at Nielsen.
Acquired Series
1. Bluey, 838 million minutes
2. Bob’s Burgers, 774 million
3. Family Guy, 769 million
4. Grey’s Anatomy, 676 million
5. SpongeBob SquarePants, 580 million
6. Gilmore Girls, 565 million
7. Yellowjackets (Netflix/Paramount+), 559 million
8. SWAT (Netflix/Paramount+), 536 million
9. Prison Break (Hulu/Netflix), 524 million
10. American Dad (Hulu), 520 million
Movies
1. Inside Out 2, 908 million minutes
2. Sing (Netflix), 347 million
3. Salem’s Lot (2024) (Max), 327 million
4. The Garfield Movie (Netflix), 324 million
5. Escape Plan (Netflix), 259 million
6. Jailbreak: Love on the Run (Netflix), 249 million
7. It Chapter Two (Max/Netflix), 244 million
8. The Platform 2 (Netflix), 206 million
9. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+), 198 million
10. The Mechanic (Netflix), 193 million
Source: Hollywoodreporter
