Netflix continued to rule the Nielsen streaming charts for the week of Feb. 21. Inventing Anna broke past two billion viewing hours to hold on to the No. 1 spot (2.08 billion minutes-watched), followed by the second season of the reality dating show Love Is Blind (1.4 billion). Ozark came in third place among original streaming shows (869 million) and in fourth place there was Vikings: Valhalla (796 million).
NCIS, the CBS procedural, was the winner in acquired programming for Netflix with 946 million viewing hours during the week of Feb. 21, with sibling CBS procedural Criminal Minds coming in second (889 million). Cocomelon, the streaming children’s show came in third (701 million) and Shonda Rhimes’ medical drama Grey’s Anatomy landed in fourth place (396 million).
On the film side, Disney+ took the top spot with the Oscar nominated 2021 animated feature, Encanto, which garnered over 1.16 billion viewing hours, followed by Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming (1.03 billion), Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds (1.02 billion) and in fourth place Despicable Me 2 (240 million).
Nielsen Weekly Top 10 Streaming (Week of Feb. 21, 2022)
Top 10 Streaming Programs
| Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) | # of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Inventing Anna | Netflix | 2,084 | 9 |
| 2. Love is Blind | Netflix | 1,369 | 24 |
| 3. Encanto | Disney+ | 1,162 | 1 |
| 4. A Madea Homecoming | Netflix | 1,037 | 1 |
| 5. Free Guy | Disney+ | 1,025 | 1 |
| 6. NCIS | Netflix | 946 | 354 |
| 7. Criminal Minds | Netflix | 889 | 320 |
| 8. Ozark | Netflix | 869 | 37 |
| 9. Vikings: Valhalla | Netflix | 796 | 8 |
| 10. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video | 719 | 30 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, AppleTV+ and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television
Top 10 Streaming Original Programs
| Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) | # of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Inventing Anna | Prime Video | 2,084 | 9 |
| 2. Love is Blind | Netflix | 1,369 | 24 |
| 3. Ozark | Netflix | 869 | 37 |
| 4. Vikings: Valhalla | Netflix | 796 | 8 |
| 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video | 719 | 30 |
| 6. Reacher | Prime Video | 687 | 8 |
| 7. Space Force | Netflix | 534 | 17 |
| 8. Sweet Magnolias | Netflix | 526 | 20 |
| 9. Raising Dion | Netflix | 363 | 17 |
| 10. The Book of Bobba Fett | Disney+ | 245 | 7 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, AppleTV+ and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television
Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs
| Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) | # of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. NCIS | Netflix | 946 | 354 |
| 2. Criminal Minds | Netflix | 889 | 320 |
| 3. Cocomelon | Netflix | 701 | 15 |
| 4. Grey’s Anatomy | Netflix | 396 | 383 |
| 5. Seinfeld | Netflix | 374 | 166 |
| 6. Supernatural | Netflix | 317 | 328 |
| 7. Heartland | Netflix | 315 | 215 |
| 8. Bluey | Disney+ | 304 | 87 |
| 9. Downton Abbey | Netflix | 303 | 50 |
| 10. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Disney+ | 302 | 64 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, AppleTV+ and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television
Top 10 Streaming Movies
| Program | Platform | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Encanto | Disney+ | 1,162 |
| 2. A Madea Homecoming | Netflix | 1,037 |
| 3. Free Guy | Disney+ | 1,025 |
| 4. Despicable Me 2 | Netflix | 240 |
| 5. St. Vincent | Netflix | 233 |
| 6. The Tinder Swindler | Netflix | 202 |
| 7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) | Netflix | 197 |
| 8. Moana | Disney+ | 189 |
| 9. Eternals (2021) | Disney+ | 161 |
| 10. Blackhat | Netflix | 160 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, AppleTV+ and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television