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Streaming TV

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Original, acquired, and movie viewing

Discover the top streaming programs in the U.S., including the most-watched streaming originals, movies and acquired titles. Ranked by total minutes viewed by persons 2+.

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Week of May 6 – May 12, 2024

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)# of EpisodesSVOD Provider
The Roast Of Tom Brady

1

1,672

1Netflix
Grey's Anatomy

2

1,109

428Hulu / Netflix
Bluey

3

1,091

154Disney+
Evil

4

788

36Netflix / Paramount+
Family Guy

5

751

430Hulu
Mother Of The Bride (2024)

6

678

1Netflix
NCIS

7

663

468Netflix / Paramount+
Young Sheldon

8

658

658

139Max / Netflix / Paramount+
The Resident

9

642

642

103Hulu / Netflix
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

10

630

630

552Hulu / Netflix / Peaco*ck

Week of May 6 – May 12, 2024

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)# of EpisodesSVOD Provider
The Roast Of Tom Brady

1

1,672

1Netflix
Evil

2

788

36Netflix / Paramount+
Fallout (2024)

3

593

593

8Prime Video
A Man In Full

4

517

517

6Netflix
Baby Reindeer

5

468

468

7Netflix
The Circle

6

371

371

77Netflix
Bodkin

7

359

359

7Netflix
Bridgerton

8

317

317

16Netflix
Clarkson's Farm

9

253

253

16Prime Video
Selling The OC (2022)

10

245

245

24Netflix

Week of May 6 – May 12, 2024

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)# of EpisodesSVOD Provider
Grey's Anatomy

1

1,109

428Hulu / Netflix
Bluey

2

1,091

154Disney+
Family Guy

3

751

430Hulu
NCIS

4

663

468Netflix / Paramount+
Young Sheldon

5

658

139Max / Netflix / Paramount+
The Resident

6

642

103Hulu / Netflix
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7

630

552Hulu / Netflix / Peaco*ck
Reba

8

615

124Hulu / Netflix
Bob's Burgers

9

606

267Hulu
Criminal Minds

10

571

339Hulu / Paramount+

Week of May 6 – May 12, 2024

Program NameRankMinutes (Millions)SVOD Provider
Mother Of The Bride (2024)

1

678

Netflix
Unfrosted

2

555

Netflix
The Judge

3

513

Netflix
Shrek

4

494

Netflix
The Idea Of You

5

396

Prime Video
Shrek Forever After

6

310

Netflix / Peaco*ck
The Equalizer (2014)

7

288

Netflix
Moana

8

230

230

Disney+
Dark Waters

9

223

223

Netflix
The Peanut Butter Falcon

10

220

220

Netflix

Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peaco*ck and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S., viewing through television.

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Traditional TV

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Broadcast and cable viewing

Discover what Americans are watching on TV, including the week’s top broadcast and cable telecasts and syndicated programming. Based on Nielsen National TV ratings and ranked by total viewers (persons 2+).

Week of April 8 – 14, 2024

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS (000)RATINGNETWORK
60 MINUTES

1

8,588

5.0CBS
TRACKER

2

8,190

4.7CBS
YOUNG SHELDON

3

7,307

4.2CBS
FBI

4

6,399

3.8CBS
GHOSTS

5

6,083

3.5CBS
BILLY JOEL: THE 100TH LIVE AT MSG

6

5,734

3.3CBS
BLUE BLOODS

7

5,405

3.2CBS
FBI: INTERNATIONAL

8

5,323

3.2CBS
FIRE COUNTRY

9

5,050

3.0CBS
THE VOICE

10

5,025

3.0NBC

Week of April 8 – 14, 2024

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS (000)RATINGNETWORK
TBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP – UCONN VS PURDUE

1

7,396

3.8TBS NETWORK
TNT NCAA BSKBL CHAMP – UCONN VS PURDUE

2

6,204

3.2TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT – FRI

3

3,683

2.2ESPN
MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT – THU

4

3,167

1.8ESPN
THE FIVE – MON

5

3,136

1.9FOX NEWS CHANNEL
THE FIVE – WED

6

2,929

1.9FOX NEWS CHANNEL
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)

7

2,860

2,860

1.5USA NETWORK
THE FIVE – TUE

8

2,833

2,833

1.8FOX NEWS CHANNEL
THE FIVE – THU

9

2,823

2,823

1.8FOX NEWS CHANNEL
THE FIVE – FRI

10

2,782

2,782

1.8FOX NEWS CHANNEL

Week of April 1 – 7, 2024

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS (000)RATINGORIG.
JEOPARDY (AT)

1

8,664

5.2CBS MEDIA VENTURES
WHEEL OF FORTUNE

2

8,003

4.6CBS MEDIA VENTURES
FAMILY FEUD (AT)

3

7,338

4.6CBS MEDIA VENTURES
JUDGE JUDY (AT)

4

6,088

4.1CBS MEDIA VENTURES
DATELINE WKLY (AT)

5

5,423

3.8NBC UNIVERSAL
INSIDE EDITION (AT)

6

3,339

3,339

2.1CBS MEDIA VENTURES
WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND

7

3,164

3,164

1.9CBS MEDIA VENTURES
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT)

8

2,908

2,908

1.9CBS MEDIA VENTURES
FAMILY FEUD WKD (AT)

9

2,805

2,805

1.7CBS MEDIA VENTURES
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK

10

2,395

2,395

1.6DISNEY ABC DOMEST TV

Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings. U.S. audiences. Ranked by total viewers P2+. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. that tuned into a specific television program.

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Week of January 8 – 14, 2024

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS (000)RATINGNETWORK
NBC NFL WILDCARD – LAR AT DET

1

3,260

8.8NBC
FOX NFC SUN WILDCARD POST-GAME

2

2,432

6.5FOX
NBC NFL WILDCARD PREKICK – LAR AT DET

3

2,047

5.5NBC
MINAS DE PASION FRI E

4

1,511

5.1UNI
MUJER 2 TUE

5

1,494

5.2UNI
MINAS DE PASION TUE

6

1,493

5.3UNI
MUJER 2 WED

7

1,475

5.1UNI
MUJER 2 THU

8

1,465

5.3UNI
MINAS DE PASION WED

9

1,450

5.2UNI
MUJER 2 MON

10

1,430

5.0UNI

Week of January 8 – 14, 2024

PROGRAMRANKVIEWERS (000)RATINGNETWORK
NBC NFL WILDCARD – LAR AT DET

1

4,193

16.5NBC
FOX NFC SUN WILDCARD POST-GAME

2

3,478

13.9FOX
NBC NFL WILDCARD PREKICK – LAR AT DET

3

2,622

10.3NBC
WE ARE FAMILY

4

1,152

1,152

4.9FOX
DEAL OR NO DEAL ISLAND 1/13

5

815

815

3.5NBC
PRICE IS RIGHT NIGHT-WED

6

744

744

3.5CBS
NCIS: SYDNEY

7

659

659

3.0CBS
NBA WED ON ABC – NO vs GS

8

638

638

3.0ABC
FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA – PRE WC

9

632

632

2.6NBC
FBI (RPT)

10

626

626

2.9CBS

Source: Nielsen. Primetime broadcast programs. Viewing estimates on this page include live viewing and DVR playback on the same day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. that tuned into a television program.

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Advertising

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Advertising Spend – April 2024, P2+

PARENT COMPANYRANKDOLLARS (MM)IMPRESSIONS (B)INDUSTRY
ABBVIE INC

1

$93.0

7.7HEALTHCARE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO

2

$64.7

3.2HEALTHCARE
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO

3

$51.5

12.3TOILETRIES & COSMETICS
PROGRESSIVE CORP

4

$50.6

5.4INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
AT&T INC

5

$42.7

1.1BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

6

$37.3

3.9BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
OTSUKA HOLDINGS CO LTD

7

$35.6

$35.6

3.0HEALTHCARE
ASTRAZENECA PLC

8

$34.9

$34.9

3.4HEALTHCARE
GSK PLC

9

$34.4

$34.4

6.9HEALTHCARE
ROARK CAPITAL GROUP INC

10

$31.2

$31.2

4.4ENTERTAINMENT & AMUsem*nTS

April 2024, P2+

PARENT COMPANYRANKDOLLARS (MM)IMPRESSIONS (MM)INDUSTRY
LOREAL SA

1

$10.0

1,065.0TOILETRIES & COSMETICS
GSK PLC

2

$7.5

456.0HEALTHCARE
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC

3

$6.8

626.4BEER & WINE
YUM! BRANDS INC

4

$6.2

432.1ENTERTAINMENT & AMUsem*nTS
WENDYS CO

5

$6.2

498.7ENTERTAINMENT & AMUsem*nTS
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

6

$6.0

305.0BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
DISH NETWORK CORP

7

$5.8

486.4BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
SAINT JUDE CHILDRNS RSRCH HSPTL INC

8

$5.8

225.6HEALTHCARE
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

9

$5.7

216.4BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
SANOFI SA

10

$5.6

213.7HEALTHCARE

April 2024, P2+

PARENT COMPANYRANKDOLLARS (MM)IMPRESSIONS (B)INDUSTRY
GENERAL MOTORS CO

1

$41.6

3.3AUTOMOTIVE
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP

2

$28.3

2.3AUTOMOTIVE
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

3

$22.4

1.2BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO

4

$21.0

1.7AUTOMOTIVE
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

5

$19.6

1.6AUTOMOTIVE
COMCAST CORP

6

$17.7

1.3BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
FORD MOTOR CO

7

$13.9

$13.9

1.3AUTOMOTIVE
MORGAN & MORGAN PA

8

$12.9

$12.9

1.7BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
ABBVIE INC

9

$12.2

$12.2

0.5HEALTHCARE
STELLANTIS NV

10

$11.9

$11.9

1.1AUTOMOTIVE

April 2024, P2+

PARENT COMPANYRANKDOLLARS (MM)IMPRESSIONS (MM)INDUSTRY
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

1

$3.0

150.7BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

2

$2.7

120.5PUBLISHING & MEDIA
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

3

$2.3

162.5AUTOMOTIVE
SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

4

$2.0

225.3PUBLISHING & MEDIA
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP

5

$1.8

120.5AUTOMOTIVE
USA VEIN CLINICS LLC

6

$1.8

100.0HEALTHCARE
GENERAL MOTORS CO

7

$1.7

107.6AUTOMOTIVE
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO

8

$1.6

117.7AUTOMOTIVE
RTG FURNITURE CORP

9

$1.6

101.0RETAIL
COMCAST CORP

10

$1.4

76.0BUSINESS & CONSUMER SVCS

Source: Nielsen Ad Intel notes: Excludes PSAs. Spot TV Live+7 for P2+. Spot TV is inclusive of Nielsen’s top 10 Hispanic DMAs based on TV households. Political advertising pricing varies by station and is subject to change, therefore cannot be compared to previous time periods.

Note: Uncategorized promotional ad spend and impression data excluded from chart.

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Video Games

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Week ended June 1, 2024 | Console and PC

TITLERANKRankPrevious week's rankings
Grand Theft Auto VI

1

1

1
Fortnite

2

2

4
Elden Ring

2

2

5
Star Wars: Outlaws

4

4

2
EA Sports College Football 25

5

5

6
EA Sports Madden NFL 25

5

5

23
Assassin's Creed: Shadows

7

7

3
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

8

8

8

23
Grand Theft Auto V (PS5, Xbox Series X)

8

8

8

23
Minecraft

10

10

10

6
Madden NFL 24

10

10

10

23

Source: Nielsen Video Games Tracking

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FAQs

What is a top 10 list? ›

A top ten list is a list of the ten highest-ranking items of a given category.

What are the top 10 TV shows right now? ›

Most Popular TV Shows
  1. 1 ( ) Bridgerton. 2020– 25 epsTV-MA. 7.4 (179K) Rate. ...
  2. 2 ( ) Fallout. 2024– 9 epsTV-MA. ...
  3. 3 ( 256) Eric. 20246 epsTV-MA. ...
  4. 4 ( 11) Tires. 2024–20257 epsTV-MA. ...
  5. 5 ( 1) Dark Matter. 2024– 9 eps. ...
  6. 6 ( 1) Game of Thrones. 2011–201974 epsTV-MA. ...
  7. 7 ( 9) Hacks. 2021– 28 epsTV-MA. ...
  8. 8 ( 1) Shōgun. 2024–202612 epsTV-MA.

What is the most watched on Netflix? ›

Series
#TitleHours watched (millions)
1Squid Game1,650.45
2Stranger Things1,352.09
3Wednesday1,237.15
4Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story856.22
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What are three good movies on Netflix? ›

Your Next Watch
  • Mama.
  • Hunger.
  • The Wolf and the Lion.
  • The Devil Wears Prada.
  • Top Gun: Maverick.
  • The Impossible.
  • Kingdom.
  • Hotel Mumbai.

What does it mean when someone says top 10? ›

Definition of 'top ten'

1. the ten most popular songs, records, movies, etc., during a specific period.

What does top 10% mean in school? ›

Schools calculate a student's class rank by taking their GPA and assessing it in relation to individuals from the same graduating class. If your grade has 100 students, and your GPA is better than 90 of them, then you are ranked number 10 and you're in the top 10 percent of your graduating class.

What is the #1 movie on Netflix right now? ›

Top 10 By Country
#Films in the United StatesWeeks in Top 10
1Atlas2
2Colors of Evil: Red1
3Shrek12
4Madame Web3
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What is the #1 show on Netflix? ›

Global Top 10
#TV (English)hours viewed
1Bridgerton: Season 342,400,000
2Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult: Season 123,500,000
3Eric: Limited Series36,500,000
4Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: Season 120,200,000
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What's the hottest series on Netflix right now? ›

The most popular shows ranking on our guide to the best-reviewed on Netflix include Stranger Things (which aired its fourth season in 2022), phenom Squid Game (which will air its second season in 2023 or 2024), video game curse-breaking adaptations (Arcane: League of Legends, The Witcher, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners), crime ...

What is the most trending movie right now? ›

Most Popular Movies
  1. 1 ( ) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. 20242h 28mR. 7.9 (73K) Rate.
  2. 2 ( 6) Atlas. 20241h 58mPG-13. ...
  3. 3 ( 9) Civil War. 20241h 49mR. ...
  4. 4 ( 1) The Fall Guy. 20242h 6mPG-13. ...
  5. 5 ( 4) Mad Max: Fury Road. 20152hR. ...
  6. 6 ( 4) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. 20242h 25mPG-13. ...
  7. 7 ( ) Dune: Part Two. 20242h 46mPG-13. ...
  8. 8 ( 4) IF. 20241h 44mPG.

What Netflix series has a 9.5 rating? ›

Breaking Bad (2008-2013) - 9.5/10 Rating

This cult classic drama is a thrilling ride that gave many of its first time viewers sleepless nights as it follows the most unconventional anti-hero: a mild-mannered chemistry teacher with terminal lung cancer who turns into a ruthless drug lord.

What films are worth watching on Netflix? ›

This is one of the best films of 2024.
  • Hit Man. watch on netflix.
  • Dark Waters. Watch on Netflix.
  • Devil in a Blue Dress. watch on netflix.
  • Glengarry Glen Ross. watch on netflix.
  • Inside Man. watch on netflix.
  • The Killer. Watch on Netflix.
  • The Killing Fields. Watch on Netflix.
  • May December. watch on netflix.
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How to make a top 10 list? ›

5 Ways to Craft a Perfect 'Top 10' List
  1. Come Up with a Strategy. Listicles may look easy to put together, but there is quite a bit of strategizing that goes into these often simple-looking pieces. ...
  2. Rank and File. ...
  3. Use Humor—and a Little Snark. ...
  4. Boost Shareability to Drive Traffic. ...
  5. Ask Yourself: “Should I Say It in a List?”

What does top the list mean? ›

idiom. used with on, at, near, etc., to say that something is the first and most important thing that one needs to do or among the first and most important things that one needs to do. Studying for the test is on the top of my list for this weekend.

What does top 10% mean? ›

that you've performed better than (100 - blank) percent of others who have done the same thing / have been surveyed. if at school you're in the top 10 percent of a test, it means that 9 out of 10 others got worse marks.

Who invented the top ten list? ›

But of all of Late Night's much adored ironic obsessions that transformed comedy forever and enabled a generation of writers and comedians to flourish, there is one recurring bit that to this day has multiple writers claiming credit for its creation: The “Top Ten.” The “Top Ten” was started by Randy Cohen.

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