Cobra Kai Defeats Rings of Power in Nielsen Streaming, Week of Sept. 12

By Rebecca Theodore-Vachon 

Cobra Kai was the most streamed program for a second week in a row, according to the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 list for the week of Sept. 12.

The Netflix series pulled in 1.9 billion viewing minutes with a viewing demographic that consists of 18% 2-17 year-olds and 56% 18-49 year-olds. The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power came in second place with 988 million viewing minutes, and HBO Max’s House of The Dragon had 960 million viewing minutes. House of The Dragon and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power attracted overlapping audiences—33% of House of The Dragon audiences are also watching Rings of Power, and an almost identical reciprocal (34%) audience for Rings of Power are also watching House of The Dragon.

Thor: Love and Thunder was the most streamed movie with 621 million viewing minutes, experiencing a 59% drop in viewing compared to 1.5 billion viewing minutes the previous week. Pinocchio came in second place with 510 million viewing minutes, followed by End of The Road with 411 million viewing minutes. Morbius had 378 million viewing minutes, and Despicable Me 2 had 306 million viewing minutes.

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Top 10 Streaming Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Cobra Kai Netflix 1,918 50
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Prime Video 988 4
3. House of The Dragon HBO Max 960 5
4. In The Dark Netflix 825 51
5. The Crown Netflix 796 40
6. Cocomelon Netflix 785 18
7. Game of Thrones HBO Max 700 73
8. Sins of Our Mother Netflix 661 3
9. NCIS Netflix 635 354
10. Thor: Love and Thunder Disney+ 621 1

Top 10 Streaming Original Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Cobra Kai Netflix 1,918 50
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Prime Video 988 4
3. The Crown Netflix 796 40
4. The Sins of Our Mother Netflix 661 3
5. The Handmaid’s Tale Hulu 581 48
6. Devil in Ohio Netflix 552 8
7. The Imperfects Netflix 533 10
8. Fate: The Winx Saga Netflix 524 13
9. Stranger Things Netflix 479 34
10. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ 403 5

Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. House of The Dragon HBO Max 960 5
2. In The Dark Netflix 825 51
3. Cocomelon Netflix 785 18
4. Game of Thrones HBO Max 700 73
5. NCIS Netflix 635 354
6. Grey’s Anatomy Netflix 592 396
7. The Big Bang Theory HBO Max 504 265
8. Bluey Disney+ 503 112
9. Gilmore Girls Netflix 443 153
10. Friends HBO Max 433 235

 

Top 10 Streaming Movies

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Thor: Love and Thunder Disney+ 621 1
2. Pinocchio (2022) Disney+ 510 1
3. End of The Road (2022) Netflix 411 1
4. Morbius (2022) Netflix 378 1
5. Despicable Me 2 Netflix 306 1
6. Do Revenge (2022) Netflix 274 1
7. Father Stu (2022) Netflix 260 1
8. Sing 2 Netflix 250 1
9. Elvis HBO Max 246 1
10. Encanto Disney+ 232 1

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