Holding the overarching chart-topper in every category of every title on television is not an easy job to keep up. Still, time and again legendary television series have hailed this title, and rightfully so, given their intriguing plotlines and palpable endings.
The Hollywood Reporter states that ‘Suits’ has been hailed as a streaming chart record for most weeks as the No. 1 overall title. According to the same report, the former USA-curated series that starred the controversial princess Meghan Markle spent its 12th consecutive week at the top of Nielsen’s rankings for three years.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “It had 2.36 billion minutes of viewing for the week of Sept. 4-10, falling by only 4 percent from the previous week. Suits‘ 12th week at No. 1 overall broke a tie with Netflix’s Ozark, which had 11 weeks at No. 1 over several seasons.”
Following ‘Suits’ and its spectacular run on television, other four titles have joined the ‘billion view club,’ with Netflix’s Virgin River (1.92 billion minutes of watch time) coming in second behind Suits. One Piece (1.39 billion minutes) followed suit in the third place, and the fourth place was held by The Little Mermaid (1.37 billion) with its debut, and SWAT (1.04 billion) — which jumped 62 percent week to week — also crossed that threshold.
Nielsen’s streaming ratings only work on series that make it to TV sets and do not take the number of minutes watched of any series on mobile tabs and laptops. Additionally, it counts viewership ratings only based in the U.S. and does not take into account the viewership ratings of other countries. The Hollywood Reporter has put together the top-rated series of the week between 4th to 10th September below.
Original Series
1. Virgin River, 1.92 billion minutes
2. One Piece, 1.39 billion
3. The Wheel of Time (Prime Video), 515 million
4. Dear Child (Netflix), 504 million
5. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), 470 million
6. Who Is Erin Carter? (Netflix), 465 million
7. Ahsoka (Disney+), 459 million
8. Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+), 342 million
9. Futurama (Hulu), 313 million
10. Disenchantment (Netflix), 298 million
Movies
1. The Little Mermaid, 1.37 billion minutes
2. Love Again (Netflix), 336 milion
3. Snitch (Max/Netflix/Prime Video), 329 million
4. Don’t Worry Darling (Max/Netflix), 294 million
5. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (Netflix), 288 million
6. Arrival (Netflix/Paramount+), 263 million
7. Woody Woodpecker (Netflix), 256 million
8. Despicable Me 2 (Netflix), 249 million
9. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Peacock), 232 million
10. Moana (Disney+), 212 million
Acquired Series
1. Suits, 2.36 billion minutes
2. SWAT, 1.04 billion
3. Bluey, 973 million
4. Grey’s Anatomy, 864 million
5. NCIS, 637 million
6. Cocomelon, 587 million
7. The Big Bang Theory, 561 million
8. Gilmore Girls (Netflix), 538 million
9. Call the Midwife (Netflix), 517 million
10. Friends (Max), 458 million
Overall
1. Suits (Netflix/Peacock), 2.36 billion minutes viewed
2. Virgin River (Netflix), 1.92 billion
3. One Piece (Netflix), 1.39 billion
4. The Little Mermaid (Disney+), 1.37 billion
5. SWAT (Hulu/Netflix/Paramount+), 1.04 billion
6. Bluey (Disney+), 973 million
7. Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix), 864 million
8. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 637 million
9. Cocomelon (Netflix), 587 million
10. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 561 million
We await the viewership ratings of another week by Nielson, and hopefully, Suits will still remain the chart-topper.