Viewers Watched 7 Billion Minutes Of ‘Stranger Things’ In Week After Season 4 Debut, Breaking Nielsen Streaming Record

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Stranger Things racked up 7.2 billion minutes of streaming viewership in the U.S. from May 30 to June 5, after the fourth season premiered on May 27, Nielsen said Friday, the highest one-week total since the company began tracking data two years ago.

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The show also set a two-week record, with 12.34 billion minutes watched between May 23 and June 5.

Key Background

In May, Nielsen said Stranger Things had joined two other shows, Tiger King and Ozark, ins surpassing 5 billion viewership minutes in a week. The latter two surpassed that benchmark in March 2020, as coronavirus lockdowns were first setting in. Nielsen previously said most of Stranger Things’ premiere-week viewership came from the fourth season. Netflix reported that Stranger Things 4 broke several internal records, including largest opening weekend for an English-language show and largest viewership for an English-language show in its first 28 days on the platform.

Further Reading

Viewers Watched More Than 5 Billion Minutes Of ‘Stranger Things 4’ In A Week, Breaking Record (Forbes)

‘Stranger Things 4’ Sets Nielsen Streaming Record (The Hollywood Reporter)

‘Stranger Things’ Smashes Nielsen Streaming Records With More Than 7.2 Billion Minutes Watched in One Week (Variety)

‘Stranger Things’ Sets U.S. Streaming Record, Nielsen Says; ‘Obi-Wan’, ‘The Boys’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Are Far Behind But Crack Weekly Top 10 (Deadline)

‘Stranger Things 4’ Sets Netflix Viewership Record In Opening Weekend (Forbes)

‘Stranger Things 4’ Officially Tops ‘Bridgerton’ As Most-Watched English Netflix Series (Forbes)