Nielsen Top 10: Wednesday Remains Most Streamed Program Week of Dec. 5

By Rebecca Theodore-Vachon 

For a third consecutive week, Wednesday took the No. 1 spot as the most streamed program according to Nielsen’s streaming Top 10 list.

The Netflix supernatural mystery series earned 3.33 billion minutes viewed, losing two billion minutes compared to the previous week. While the top five titles in this interval and the prior accounted for roughly the same volume of viewing, Wednesday’s share went from 60% to 40%, as three additional titles exceeded one billion minutes.

Bullet Train was the most streamed movie of the week with 1.34 billion minutes viewed, followed by Troll with 517 million minutes viewed, and the crime thriller Emily The Criminal came in third place with 440 million minutes viewed.

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For HBO Max, the Season 2 finale of The White Lotus boosted viewership by 37% to 752 million minutes viewed. Friends had a 13% increase, bringing it to 737 million minutes viewed. While viewing volume was similar for these titles, Friends saw nearly three times the concentration of Hispanic viewers (32%) vs. The White Lotus. 

Top 10 Streaming Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Wednesday Netflix 3,335 8
2. Firefly Lane Netflix 1,361 19
3. Bullet Train Netflix 1,345 1
4. Harry & Meghan Netflix 1,265 3
5. Cocomelon Netflix 945 18
6. NCIS Netflix 885 339
7. The White Lotus HBO Max 752 13
8. Friends HBO Max 737 235
9. Yellowstone Peacock 726 40
10. Gilmore Girls Netflix 628 153

Top 10 Streaming Original Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Wednesday Netflix 3,335 8
2. Firefly Netflix 1,361 19
3. Harry & Meghan Netflix 1,265 3
4. Dead To Me Netflix 600 30
5. The Crown Netflix 550 50
6. Snack vs. Chef Netflix 460 8
7. Manifest Netflix 376 52
8. The Santa Clauses Disney+ 331 5
9. 1899 Netflix 321 8
10. Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields Netflix 287 3

Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
# of Episodes
1. Cocomelon Netflix 945 18
2. NCIS Netflix 885 339
3. The White Lotus HBO Max 752 13
4. Friends HBO Max 737 235
5. Yellowstone Peacock 726 40
6. Gilmore Girls Netflix 628 153
7. Criminal Minds Hulu 551 327
8. Bluey Disney+ 546 114
9. Grey’s Anatomy Netflix 540 396
10. The Big Bang Theory HBO Max 525 265

Top 10 Streaming Movies

Rank Program Platform Minutes Viewed
(Millions)
1. Bullet Train Netflix 1,345
2. Troll Netflix 517
3. Emily The Criminal Netflix 440
4. Pinocchio Netflix 387
5. Home Alone Disney+ 382
6. Storks Netflix 372
7. Prisoners (2013) Netflix 326
8. How The Grinch Stole Christmas HBO Max 324
9. Elf HBO Max 284
10. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Netflix 284

 

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