Streaming Ratings Aug. 10-16, 2026
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Reacher season four returned to the top of streaming charts with 1.5 billion total viewing minutes during the week of August 10-16, with 79% of that time spent on the new season’s three episodes.
- Although slightly below prior seasons’ debut weeks, season four’s opening ranks as the show’s fifth-best performance ever in Nielsen rankings.
- Ted Lasso on Apple TV and Paramount+’s Lioness both saw week-over-week growth, nearing the billion-minute mark, while Netflix’s YA show My Life With the Walter Boys and Prime Video’s Sterling Point also gained viewers post-premiere.
- The Big Bang Theory maintained its fifth consecutive week above one billion viewing minutes, dominating the acquired series chart, and The Simpsons returned to the top 10 for the first time in 2024.
- On the movie front, Netflix’s The Last House led with 869 million minutes, and Starz’s Michael biopic made history as the first Starz-exclusive film to enter the streaming rankings with 275 million minutes.
