Yahoo News Streaming Ratings: ‘The Crown’ Final Season Opens Lower With Split Release
The final season of The Crown got off to a slower start in Nielsen’s streaming rankings — which might have something to do with the fact that Netflix released only a part of the season.
The Emmy-winning drama was the most watched show on streaming for the week of Nov. 13-19, but its 943 million minutes of viewing was less than half of that for season five’s opening (2.13 billion minutes) a year ago. It’s worth noting that Netflix released just four of The Crown’s final 10 episodes on Nov. 16 rather than the full season; the remaining six debuted Dec. 14 (and, because of the four-week lag for Nielsen’s streaming charts, watch time figures for those episodes won’t be public until mid-January).
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The Crown was the only original series in Nielsen’s overall top 10. David Fincher’s Netflix movie The Killer finished 10th with 557 million minutes of viewing, but the other eight spots were filled by licensed shows, led by Grey’s Anatomy (937 million minutes).
Two shows made their debut on the original series top 10: the Brazilian drama Criminal Code (338 million minutes of viewing) and comedian Matt Rife’s stand-up special Natural Selection (314 million minutes). Prime Video’s animated series Invincible (245 million minutes) returned to the top 10 partway through its second season.
Holiday movies also continued their slow takeover of the top 10 films list, with Netflix’s original Best. Christmas. Ever! and perennials Home Alone and 2018’s The Grinch making the cut. DC’s Blue Beetle also charted, grabbing 335 million minutes of viewing for its first weekend on Max.
Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Nov. 13-19 are below.
Overall
1. The Crown (Netflix), 943 million minutes viewed
2. Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix), 937 million
3. Bluey (Disney+), 921 million
4. Suits (Netflix/Peacock), 794 million
5. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 754 million
6. Friends (Max), 750 million
7. Six Feet Under (Max/Netflix), 696 million
8. Gilmore Girls (Netflix), 653 million
9. Cocomelon (Netflix), 643 million
10. The Killer (Netflix), 557 million
Original Series
1. The Crown, 943 million minutes
2. The Great British Baking Show (Netflix), 470 million
3. Loki (Disney+), 440 million
4. All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix), 406 million
5. Criminal Code (Netflix), 338 million
6. Matt Rife: Natural Selection (Netflix), 314 million
7. Selling Sunset (Netflix), 301 million
8. Escaping Twin Flames (Netflix), 298 million
9. Life on Our Planet (Netflix), 263 million
10. Invincible (Prime Video), 245 million
Acquired Series
1. Grey’s Anatomy, 937 million minutes
2. Bluey, 921 million
3. Suits, 794 million
4. NCIS, 754 million
5. Friends, 750 million
6. Six Feet Under, 696 million
7. Gilmore Girls, 653 million
8. Cocomelon, 643 million
9. Shameless (Netflix), 545 million
10. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 504 million
Movies
1. The Killer, 557 million minutes
2. Lone Survivor (Netflix), 413 million
2 (tie). Best. Christmas. Ever! (Netflix), 413 million
4. Home Alone (Disney+), 367 million
5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Netflix), 355 million
6. Blue Beetle (Max), 335 million
6 (tie). Elemental (Disney+), 335 million
8. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount+), 291 million
9. The Grinch (2018) (Peacock), 266 million
10. Moana (Disney+), 223 million
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