The Olympics brought strong streaming numbers for Peacock during the first full week of the games. For other streamers? Not so much.
No original series or films cracked the top 10 overall titles in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week of July 29-Aug. 4. That’s a first in the four-year history of the weekly rankings, according to the ratings service. Streaming levels outside of the Olympics “dipped significantly” during the week, Nielsen says.
House of the DragonHowever, it continued to have strong reviews on Max (because the series also airs on HBO, Nielsen considers it an acquired series rather than an original). Game of Thrones prequel hit a high point in the week before the season two finale with 1.31 billion minutes watched, up from 1.04 billion the week before and its best showing of the season so far.
(Nielsen also adjusted viewing totals for HotD slightly down for the weeks of July 1-7 and July 8-14 due to what was called a “crediting issue.” Totals for those weeks have been updated.)
Bluish (1.17 billion minutes) was the only other title to surpass the billion-minute mark for the week. Netflix's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (553 million minutes) was the biggest new original series. Futurama ($320 million) returned to the charts with the premiere of a new season on Hulu.
Two classics from the mid-2000s also made their debut on the charts after landing on Netflix: Evasion (758 million minutes) and Lost (678 million) ranked among the top 10 acquired programs (both also available for streaming on Hulu).
Nielsen streaming ratings are for TV viewing only and do not include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. Ratings measure U.S. viewers only, not viewers in other countries. The most popular streaming titles from July 29 to August 4, 2024 are listed below.
Overall
1. House of the Dragon (Max), 1.31 billion minutes viewed
2. Bluish (Disney+), 1.17 billion
3. Anatomy of Grey (Hulu/Netflix), 933 million
4. The Griffins (Hulu), 910 million
5. Evasion (Hulu/Netflix), 758 million
6. Criminal Minds (Hulu/Paramount+), 745 million
7. Bob's Burgers (Hulu), 734 million
8. All American (Netflix), 722 million
9. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 707 million
10. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Netflix/Paramount+), 697 million
Original series
1. The boys (Prime Video), 662 million minutes
2. Island of Love (Hulu/Netflix/Peacock), 576 million
3. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Netflix), 553 million
4. Cobra Kai (Netflix), 539 million
5. Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix), 423 million
6. Bad (Netflix/Paramount+), 382 million
7. Futurama (Hulu), 320 million
8. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix), 287 million
9. Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+), $282 million
10. The bear (Hulu), 276 million
Acquired Series
1. House of the Dragon1.31 billion minutes
2. Bluish1.17 billion
3. Anatomy of Grey933 million
4. The Griffins910 million
5. Evasion758 million
6. Criminal Minds745 million
7. Bob's Burgers734 million
8. All American722 million
9. NCIS707 million
10. Lost (Hulu/Netflix), 678 million
Movie
1. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back697 million minutes
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Hulu), 560 million
3. Trolls unite (Netflix), 506 million
4. Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire (Netflix), 476 million
5. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (Netflix), 414 million
6. Tarot (Netflix), 291 million
7. Land of Evil (Netflix), 282 million
8. The Man from UNCLE (Netflix), 246 million
9. Vaiana (Disney+), 240 million
10. Dead Pool (Disney+/Max), 233 million