The big first-night audience for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special carried over to streaming the week after — giving the show its first-ever appearance on the Nielsen streaming charts.
SNL, which streams on Peacock, notched 863 million minutes of viewing in the United States for the week of Feb. 17-23. That was good for seventh place overall and third among library series. The show has an absurdly large library — 1,109 episodes spanning half a century — but Nielsen notes that 68 percent of viewing for the week was for episodes from the current season, including the anniversary special.
Netflix’s Zero Day and Prime Video’s Reacher finished first and second overall for the week after premiering on Feb. 20. Zero Day held a slight lead with 1.84 billion minutes of viewing to 1.81 billion for Reacher. Love Is Blind (1.42 billion minutes), Bluey (1.05 billion) and Family Guy (1.01 billion) also scored more than a billion viewing mintues.
A few spots down the rankings, Yellowjackets (742 million minutes) re-entered the charts the week after its season three premiere, as did The White Lotus (735 million) on Max. Apple TV+’s Severance (649 million minutes) and Hulu’s Paradise (502 million) each spent another week in the original series top 10.
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 Feb. 17-23, 2025, are below.
Overall
1. Zero Day (Netflix), 1.84 billion minutes viewed
2. Reacher (Prime Video), 1.81 billion
3. Love Is Blind (Netflix), 1.42 billion
4. Bluey (Disney+), 1.05 billion
5. Family Guy (Hulu), 1.01 billion
6. Cobra Kai (Netflix), 893 million
7. Saturday Night Live (Peacock), 863 million
8. American Murder: Gabby Petito (Netflix), 801 million
9. Resident Alien (Netflix/Peacock), 765 million
10. Yellowjackets (Netflix/Paramount+), 742 million
Original Series
1. Zero Day, 1.84 billion minutes
2. Reacher, 1.81 billion
3. Love Is Blind, 1.42 billion
4. Cobra Kai, 893 million
5. American Murder: Gabby Petito, 801 million
6. Sweet Magnolias (Netflix), 725 million
7. Severance (Apple TV+), 649 million
8. The Night Agent (Netflix), 619 million
9. Paradise (Hulu), 502 million
10. Gabby’s Dollhouse (Netflix), 496 million
Acquired Series
1. Bluey, 1.05 billion minutes
2. Family Guy, 1.01 billion
3. Saturday Night Live, 863 million
4. Resident Alien, 765 million
5. Yellowjackets, 742 million
6. The White Lotus (Max), 735 million
7. NCIS (Hulu/Netflix/Paramount+), 718 million
8. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 706 million
9. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 702 million
10. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 701 million
Movies
1. To Catch a Killer (2023) (Hulu/Netflix), 694 million minutes
2. Trial by Fire (2018) (Netflix), 463 million
3. The Gorge (Apple TV+), 362 million
4. La Dolce Villa (Netflix), 310 million
5. Don’t Let Go (Netflix), 244 million
6. Aftermath (Netflix), 241 million
7. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Prime Video), 210 million
8. Heart of Champions (Netflix), 199 million
9. Nosferatu (2024) (Peacock), 192 million
10. Moana (Disney+), 189 million
Source: Hollywoodreporter
