Nielsen Streaming Ratings for Week of May 30: Stranger Things Is Unstoppable

By Jessica Lerner 

Stranger Things remains unstoppable. In Season 4 Vol. 1’s first full week of availability, Stranger Things notched a record-breaking 7.2 billion viewing minutes, making it the most-watched program since the streaming rankings were introduced. (And remember, this was before the final two episodes of the season dropped.)

The CW’s football drama All American came in second in the Top 10 Streaming Programs, as the latest batch of episodes now available on Netflix pushed it to 1.25 million viewing minutes. The David E. Kelley legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer came in third with 966 million viewing minutes, trailed by Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Prime Video’s The Boys with 958 and 949 million viewing minutes, respectively.

HBO Max entered the rankings as the debut of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore landed sixth in the Top 10 Streaming Programs and first in the Top 10 Streaming Movies. Popular sitcoms The Big Bang Theory and Friends also did well on the streamer, both racking up 200 billion-plus viewing minutes.

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Top 10 Streaming Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Stranger Things Netflix 7,203 32
2. All American Netflix 1,253 71
3.  The Lincoln Lawyer Netflix 966 10
4. Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ 958 3
5. The Boys Amazon 949 19
6. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore HBO Max 758 1
7. NCIS Netflix 692 354
8. Ozark Netflix 644 44
9. CoComelon Netflix 615 18
10. Criminal Minds Netflix 321 558

Top 10 Streaming Original Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Stranger Things Netflix 7,203 32
2. The Lincoln Lawyer Netflix 966 10
3. Obu-Wan Kenobi Disney+ 958 3
4. The Boys Amazon 949 19
5. Ozark Netflix 644 44
6. Wrong Side of The Tracks Netflix 291 8
7. Grace and Frankie Netflix 271 95
8. Night Sky Amazon 242 8
9. Workin’ Moms Netflix 215 70
10. The Floor Is Lava Netflix 214 15

Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. All American Netflix 1,253 71
2. NCIS Netflix 692 354
3. CoComelon Netflix 615 18
4. Criminal Minds Netflix 558 321
5. Gilmore Girls Netflix 438 153
6. Grey’s Anatomy Netflix 388 392
7. Supernatural Netflix 367 327
8. Outlander Netflix 364/td> 67
9. The Big Bang Theory HBO Max 352 279
10. Friends HBO Max 346 236

Top 10 Streaming Movies

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
1. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore HBO Max 758
2. The Amazing Spider-Man Netflix 478
3. Top Gun (1986) Netflix, Amazon 405
4. Encanto Disney+ 362
5. Interceptor (2022) Netflix 322
6. Disappearance At Clifton Hill Hulu 307
7. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Disney+ 231
8. Turning Red Disney+ 220
9. RRR Netflix 188
10. Senior Year Netflix 186

 

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