Stranger Things reclaimed its spot as the most streamed program for the week of August 1, according to the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 report.
The Netflix horror series drew 1.4 billion minutes viewed, with a 22% drop from last week’s 1.8 billion minutes viewed. The medical drama Virgin River slipped to second place with 1.38 billion minutes viewed. Disney+’s Lightyear was the third most streamed program with 1.3 billion minutes viewed and also the most streamed movie for the week. The audience for the Toy Story spinoff was 36% aged 2-11 and 23% aged 18-34.
Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman took the No.4 spot with 1.02 billion minutes viewed with an audience that was 36% aged 35-49 and split evenly between male and female viewers.
The Predator prequel Prey had 583 million minutes viewed on its opening weekend, with half of the viewing audience from multicultural homes.
Two HBO Max programs, Friends and The Big Bang Theory, made the Top 10 Streaming Acquired programs list. Friends came in fourth place with 441 million minutes viewed, and The Big Bang Theory followed in fifth place with 410 million minutes viewed.
Top 10 Streaming Programs
| Rank | Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
# of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stranger Things | Netflix | 1,424 | 34 |
| 2. | Virgin River | Netflix | 1,389 | 42 |
| 3. | Lightyear | Disney+ | 1,306 | 1 |
| 4. | The Sandman | Netflix | 1,021 | 11 |
| 5. | Uncharted (2022) | Netflix | 1,014 | 1 |
| 6. | Purple Hearts | Netflix | 828 | 1 |
| 7. | Cocomelon | Netflix | 741 | 18 |
| 8. | Keep Breathing | Netflix | 722 | 6 |
| 9. | NCIS | Netflix | 692 | 354 |
| 10. | Grey’s Anatomy | Netflix | 678 | 396 |
Top 10 Streaming Original Programs
| Rank | Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
# of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stranger Things | Netflix | 1,424 | 34 |
| 2. | Virgin River | Netflix | 1,389 | 42 |
| 3. | The Sandman (2022) | Netflix | 1,021 | 11 |
| 4. | Keep Breathing | Netflix | 722 | 6 |
| 5. | Uncoupled | Netflix | 532 | 8 |
| 6. | Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 | Netflix | 504 | 3 |
| 7. | Only Murders in The Building | Hulu | 382 | 18 |
| 8. | Longmire | Netflix | 287 | 63 |
| 9. | The Umbrella Academy | Netflix | 274 | 30 |
| 10. | Car Masters: Rust to Riches | Netflix | 274 | 32 |
Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs
| Rank | Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
# of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cocomelon | Netflix | 741 | 18 |
| 2. | NCIS | Netflix | 692 | 354 |
| 3. | Grey’s Anatomy | Netflix | 678 | 396 |
| 4. | Friends | HBO Max | 441 | 235 |
| 5. | The Big Bang Theory | HBO Max | 410 | 279 |
| 6. | Gilmore Girls | Netflix | 383 | 153 |
| 7. | Vampire Diaries | Netflix | 376 | 171 |
| 8. | Alone | Netflix/Hulu | 370 | 49 |
| 9. | Seinfeld | Netflix | 354 | 172 |
| 10. | Shameless | Netflix | 354 | 134 |
Top 10 Streaming Movies
| Rank | Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
# of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lightyear | Disney+ | 1,306 | 1 |
| 2. | Uncharted (2022) | Netflix | 1,014 | 1 |
| 3. | Purple Hearts (2022) | Netflix | 828 | 1 |
| 4. | Prey (2022) | Hulu | 583 | 1 |
| 5. | The Gray Man (2022) | Netflix | 561 | 1 |
| 6. | Sing 2 | Netflix | 386 | 1 |
| 7. | The Age of Adaline | Netflix | 378 | 1 |
| 8. | Tower Heist | Hulu | 347 | 1 |
| 9. | Men in Black 3 | Netflix | 333 | 1 |
| 10. | Thirteen Lives | Prime Video | 323 | 1 |