Traitors It became more than just a cult favorite.
The competition series opened its third season with its biggest viewing numbers yet: It logged 499 million viewing minutes on Peacock for the week of Jan. 6-12, based on preliminary Nielsen streaming numbers. Season 3 premiered on January 9. (Nielsen’s broadcast numbers include all episodes of the show, so some of that airtime came from previous seasons.)
This is a high series for Traitorswhose previous best showing in Nielsen streaming ratings was 402 million minutes in the week following its second season premiere in January 2024. It is also the best premiere week for any Peacock unscripted series to date and was the top unscripted show in the US United last week across all platforms.
Nielsen’s full Jan. 6-12 broadcast ratings will be released within a few weeks, according to the ratings service’s agreement with the streaming platforms.
The full top 10 charts appear from December 16-22 Virgin River is putting on a strong showing with the premiere of its sixth season. The Netflix drama had 1.82 billion minutes watched, in line with the Season 5 premiere (1.92 billion minutes) in September 2023.
Netflix movie carry It improved on its already strong opening, earning 1.92 billion minutes to take the overall lead. Prime Video Red one It’s down some from its huge first week but is still a big showing with 1.66 billion minutes of viewing time. Tyler Perry movie The six triple eights It debuted at 867 million minutes for Netflix.
Among the original series are the Norwegian miniseries from Netflix No palma (893 million minutes) more than double its total from the previous week, and Paramount+’s Landman (872 million) continued to grow.
Nielsen streaming ratings cover viewing on TV devices only and do not include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. Ratings only measure audiences in the United States, not audiences in other countries. Here are the top live headlines for December 16-22, 2024.
total
1. carry (Netflix), 1.92 billion minutes watched
2. Virgin River (Netflix) 1.82 billion
3. Red one (Prime Video) 1.66 billion
4. bluish (Disney+), 1.09 billion
5. No palma (Netflix) 893 million
6. Eq (TV series) (Netflix/Paramount+), 873 million
7. Landman (Paramount+), 872 million
8. The six triple eights (Netflix) 867 million
9. Family man (Hulu) 808 million
10. Bob’s Burger (Hulu) 796 million
The original series
1. Virgin River1.82 billion minutes
2. No palma893 million
3. Landman872 million
4. No good job (Netflix) 779 million
5. Ultimatum: get married or move on (Netflix) 460 million
6. Black pigeons (Netflix) 431 million
7. Strange eye (Netflix) 367 million
8. AP Bio (Netflix/Peacock) 362 million
9. Madness (Netflix) 358 million
10. Lioness (Paramount+), 326 million
Acquired series
1. bluish1.09 billion minutes
2. Eq873 million
3. Family man808 million
4. Bob’s Burger796 million
5. Gray’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 751 million
6. Big bang theory (Max) 621 million
7. Gilmore Girls (Netflix) 586 million
8. NCIS (Hulu/Netflix/Paramount+), 568 million
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 565 million
10. My father is American (Hulu) 554 million
films
1. carry1.92 billion minutes
2. Red one1.66 billion
3. The six triple eights867 million
4. Alone at home (Disney+) 606 million
5. Dr. Seuss Grinch (2018) (Peacock) 602 million
6. dwarf (Hulu/MAX), 578 million
7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (Peacock) 457 million
8. And it ends with us (Netflix) 420 million
9. The dead don’t die (Netflix) 397 million
10. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Disney+) 392 million