The magic of Shondaland is still alive and well, as her Netflix comedy-drama series The Residence occupied first place for the week of March 24, according to Nielsen’s Top 10 Overall Streaming chart.
In its second week of showing, the murder mystery series from Shonda Rhimes picked up nearly 500 million more minutes, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings, for a total of 1.839 billion viewing minutes. This was the show’s first full week.
Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Kylie Minogue, Molly Griggs, and Susan Kelechi-Watson, The Residence commanded 54% of watch time from adults 50+. It was also a favorite among Black audiences, capturing 19% of the total viewing audience.
Netflix had five titles in the Top 10, with three being original titles and the remaining being shared distribution rights with other streaming services. Only three titles had more than a billion viewing minutes for the week of March 24.
Viewers can’t seem to get enough of Reacher as it muscled its way back to second place from fourth with 1.303 billion minutes viewed for Amazon’s Prime Video. The series, which concluded its third season on March 27, was the most-streamed title for the month with 6.6 billion viewing minutes.
Max’s The White Lotus joined the billionaire’s club as it landed in third place with 1.106 billion viewing minutes. This was followed by Disney+’s Bluey, which had 968 million viewing minutes.
Last week’s leader, the Netflix crime drama Adolescence, fell to fifth with 948 million minutes viewed.
The bottom half of the chart comprised Grey’s Anatomy, shared with Hulu and Netflix at No. 6 with 930 million viewing minutes, followed by another shared title, NCIS, with distribution rights shared between Hulu, Netflix, and Paramount+ at No. 7 with 855 million minutes viewed.
Paramount’s second appearance on the chart is courtesy of the drama 1923, giving the streaming platform 776 million minutes viewed to take eighth place. No. 9 sees Netflix’s final title in the chart, with the Sofia Carson film The Life List amassing 755 million minutes viewed.
The final entrant in the chart is Disney+’s Moana 2 with 750 million viewing minutes.
