Netflix’s Squid Game Plays Its Way to First Place

Anticipation was excessive for the debut of the third and ultimate season of Squid Sport, because the Netflix restricted collection topped 3 billion viewing minutes in Nielsen’s High 10 Total Streaming chart for the week of June 23.Squid Sport’s robust numbers—3.204 billion viewing minutes—have been the most effective weekly exhibiting within the chart since The Evening Agent’s 3.11 billion minutes considered in January. Nevertheless, Squid Sport’s spectacular exhibiting falls wanting the all-time document of 4.6 billion viewing minutes set through the week of Dec. 30, 2024, by way of Jan. 5, 2025, by none aside from Squid Sport.  Based on Nielsen Streaming Content material Scores, 44% of Squid Sport’s viewers got here from the Hispanic demographic, with the collection being primarily watched by the adults 18-through-49 demographic. They accounted for 58% of the overall viewing, with a heavy tilt towards the under-35 demo, representing 32% of the demo viewers.The week of June 23 noticed 5 titles with over 1 billion viewing minutes, with Netflix accounting for seven titles within the chart, and one title having shared distribution rights.The one non-Netflix title within the prime 5, with over 1 billion viewing minutes, was Peacock’s red-hot actuality courting collection, Love Island USA, which garnered 1.781 billion minutes considered to take the No. 2 spot. Love Island USA’s 18-through-34 demo viewership totaled over 2.7 billion minutes, making it the demo’s most-streamed title in June.Netflix-acquired title Animal Kingdom drew 1.703 billion minutes considered in its fourth week to complete in third place. It was adopted by the earlier week’s No. 1 and one other acquired title by Netflix, Blindspot, which completed with 1.651 billion viewing minutes.Rounding out the highest 5 was Netflix authentic drama collection The Waterfront, accounting for 1.445 billion minutes considered.The remaining titles within the chart consisted of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia at No. 6 with 979 million viewing minutes. In seventh place was Hulu’s solely entrant within the chart, with the debut of the fourth season of The Bear serving 917 million minutes considered. It was adopted by Disney+’s Bluey, which had 860 million viewing minutes. The remaining two spots within the chart belonged to Gray’s Anatomy, which is distributed by Hulu and Netflix, incomes 842 million viewing minutes; and Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters animated film, which closed the chart with 778 million minutes considered.Nielsen’s High 10 Streaming Total for the week of June 23.