‘Beef’ Makes a Strong Debut on the Streaming Charts

netflix beef It had a strong first week in Nielsen’s streaming rankings, approaching the billion-minute-watch mark. night shift agent A few cool offs, but #1 overall for week three, and mandalorian It improved for the second week in a row.

beefThe movie starring Huang Lihua and Steven Yeun attracted 962 million minutes watched during the week of April 3-9 (premiering on April 6). The show garnered widespread critical acclaim and finished the week at No. 4 overall. (The series has also sparked controversy when it made past remarks about co-star sexual assault david choi surfaced. Choe later said he made up the story, and Wong and Yeun said in a statement on April 21 that they “do not condone the story in any way,” while adding that they had seen Choe seek support “to better himself.” And learn from your mistakes.” )

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962 million minutes watched beef In the US, 16.03 million hours were worked, according to Nielsen. That’s almost half (47%) of the 34.08 million global hours Netflix reported in its internal rankings from April 3-9.

night shift agentwatched over 3 billion minutes last week, down 39% to 1.85 billion minutes — still enough to lead the week’s overall chart by a wide margin.In just three weeks, the Netflix spy thriller is the fourth most watched streaming original series so far this year, behind Ginny and Georgia, Outer Banks and you.

mandalorian Weekly growth was 17%, with more than 1 billion minutes played on Disney+, half of which was spent on episodes released on April 5, according to Nielsen. Similarly, 50% of the 650 million minutes of Apple TV+ Ted Lasso – the most weekly for the series – was spent on new episodes that week. Netflix’s Love Is Blind also crossed the billion-minute mark with 1.16 billion minutes watched.

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Nielsen’s streaming ratings only cover viewing time on television sets, not minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. Ratings measure US viewers only, not other countries. The top streaming shows from April 3-9 are below.

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1. night shift agent (Netflix), 1.85 billion minutes watched
2. Love is blind (Netflix), 1.16 billion
3. mandalorian (Disney+), 1.03 billion
4. beef (Netflix), 962 million
5. murder mystery 2 (Netflix), 871 million
6. blues (Disney+), 737 million
7. South Park (HBO Max), 700 million
8. cocoa dragon (Netflix), 683 million
9. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 682 million
10. Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), 650 million

original series

1. night shift agent1.85 billion minutes
2. Love is blind1.16 billion
3. mandalorian1.03 billion
4. beef962 million
5. Ted Lasso650 million
6. shadow and bone (Netflix), 389 million
7. unstable (Netflix), 386 million
8. you (Netflix), 300 million
9. Emergencies: New York City (Netflix), 299 million
10. Gabby’s Dollhouse (Netflix), 279 million

Acquired series

1. blues737 million minutes
2. South Park700 million
3. cocoa dragon683 million
4. NCIS682 million
5. gray anatomy (Netflix), 617 million
6. supernatural (Netflix), 484 million
7. big bang theory (HBO Max), 480 million
8. SpongeBob square pants (Paramount+/Prime Video), 452 million
9. succession (HBO Max), 423 million
10. gilmore girls (Netflix), 374 million

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