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Logo text Though it's been one of the most streamed shows in the United States for the past three-plus years, The Big Bang Theory had never reached the top of the Nielsen charts.
Emphasis on had : The comedy took over the No. 1 overall spot in the streaming ratings for the week of July 27-Aug. 2 with 1.14 billion minutes of viewing time. The Big Bang Theory grew a little bit week to week and was the only series or movie to record more than a billion viewing minutes — which it did for the third straight week.
It was a rather quiet week for original series, led by Netflix's true crime show The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare with 864 million minutes of watch time. That's the lowest weekly total for the No. 1 show on the originals list in nearly two years . On the plus side for originals, Netflix's Ransom Canyon (816 million minutes) grew by about 9 percent the week after its season two premiere, and Prime Video's Ride or Die (786 million) fell off by only 15 percent in its third week — fairly strong retention for a binge-release show. Related Stories TV 'Big Brother' Hits Milestone 1,000th Episode on a Ratings Upswing TV Streaming Ratings: 'Masters of the Universe' Powers to No. 1 Debut
Ted Lasso (446 milion minutes for Apple TV) returned to the top 10 a week before its fourth season premiered, and Hulu's Furious (372 million) — which was just renewed for a second season — debuted in 10th place with its first four episodes. Will Ferrell's The Hawk plummeted in its third week, falling 59 percent to 383 million minutes.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 led the movies chart and finished second overall with 911 million viewing minutes for the week of its streaming premiere on Disney+ and Hulu. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a solid start with 777 million minutes on Peacock. The previous week's overall No. 1, Masters of the Universe , fell to fourth among movies with 588 million viewing minutes.
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