Prison Break continues to dominate the streaming charts

Prison break The series maintained a consistent audience for the second week in a row, adding an additional 1.6 billion minutes of viewers from August 12 to 18, putting the series at number one on the Nielsen streaming charts, thanks in part to its return to Netflix in July.

According to Nielsen, Hispanic viewers made up nearly a third of Prison break's audience during this hiatus, as the company says the demo is a “key driver” of the show's viewership.

The overall slate featured a refreshing amount of original content being streamed. This is in part because, as Nielsen notes, the end of the Olympics brought with it a lull in sports that generally accompanies a streaming boom.

Netflix was responsible for all four streaming originals on the list, starting with The Umbrella Academy in second place with 1.3 billion minutes watched in the fourth season's first full week on the platform. However, there was a small drop in viewership compared to the previous week, despite the final season being available for fewer days in the previous period.

The show's premiere week audience had already dropped compared to season three, which garnered more than 2 billion minutes of viewers in its debut week in 2022 despite a more competitive streaming environment, premiering right after the first half of the year. Stranger Things 4. At this point, it is likely that viewership will continue its downward trend.

The Union came in third with 1.3 billion minutes watched. According to Nielsen, the film seemed particularly popular with those over 50, who made up 57% of its audience – above the streaming average.

Further down the list American Murder: Laci Peterson And Emily in Paris ranked seventh and ninth respectively. Both had new episodes available this week, with American Murder It sheds new light on the already much-discussed case of the murder of Laci Peterson and the conviction of her husband Scott. In just a few days, the episodes were viewed 877 million times.

Meanwhile, Season 4A of “Emily in Paris” generated 792 million viewing minutes, with new episodes accounting for 68% of the viewership.

by CBS Tierra del Fuego made it to the charts for the second week in a row (and the second time ever), jumping to number 4 overall with 1.2 billion minutes of watch time. It stood out as one of the few newly acquired titles on the list, dominated by familiar faces like Bluey, Grey's Anatomy And Family man.

On the list of streaming originals: Seal Team made it for the first time with 309 million minutes watched, which was enough for ninth place. Seal TeamThe audience was slightly male, and nearly two-thirds of viewers this week were over 50, Nielsen says.

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