Streaming Ratings: ‘Monsters’ Jumps 40 Percent in Second Week

Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story led Nielsen’s streaming charts for a second straight week — and grew substantially from its debut.

The Ryan Murphy-produced series was the top title for the week of Sept. 23-29 with just under 2.4 billion minutes of viewing time. That’s a 40 percent improvement on the drama’s opening week (it premiered Sept. 19), which had 1.72 billion minutes of watch time, and the highest total for any streaming series in Nielsen’s rankings since Bridgerton hit 2.47 billion minutes in June.

Two other Netflix series had strong opening weeks: Rom-com Nobody Wants This premiered to 1.04 billion minutes of viewing, and the docuseries Mr. McMahon, about World Wrestling Entertainment impresario Vince McMahon, had 908 million minutes.

On the film chart, Inside Out 2 debuted on Disney+ to 1.82 billion minutes of watch time, the second highest weekly total for any film this year, behind only Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2.05 billion minutes) in early July. Bob’s Burgers (844 million minutes on Hulu) led the acquired series top 10 for the first time ever, and Friends (496 million minutes on Max) re-entered the rankngs for the first time since January.

Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Sept. 23-29, 2024, are below.

Overall

1. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix), 2.4 billion minutes viewed
2. Inside Out 2 (Disney+), 1.82 billion
3. Nobody Wants This (Netflix), 1.04 billion
4. Mr. McMahon (Netflix), 908 million
5. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 844 million
6. Bluey (Disney+), 813 million
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video), 733 million
8. Family Guy (Hulu), 713 million
9. The Garfield Movie (Netflix), 694 million
10. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 665 million

Original Series

1. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, 2.4 billion minutes
2. Nobody Wants This, 1.04 billion
3. Mr. McMahon, 908 million
4. The Lord of the Rings: The RIngs of Power, 733 million
5. The Perfect Couple (Netflix), 556 million
6. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), 429 million
7. Tulsa King (Paramount+), 419 million
8. Emily in Paris (Netflix), 405 million
9. The Circle (Netflix), 395 million
10. Agatha All Along (Disney+), 365 million

Acquired Series

1. Bob’s Burgers, 844 million minutes
2. Bluey, 813 million
3. Family Guy, 713 million
4. Grey’s Anatomy, 665 million
5. Gilmore Girls (Netflix), 623 million
6. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 532 million
7. Cocomelon (Netflix), 511 million
8. Prison Break (Hulu/Netflix), 510 million
9. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 497 million
10. Friends (Max), 496 million

Movies

1. Inside Out 2, 1.82 billion minutes
2. The Garfield Movie, 694 million
3. Rebel Ridge (Netflix), 330 million
4. Wolfs (Apple TV+), 302 million
5. Jailbreak: Love on the Run (Netflix), 295 million
6. Uglies (Netflix), 187 million
7. Will & Harper (Netflix), 171 million
8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Netflix), 163 million
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Max/Peacock), 158 million
10. American Gangster (Netflix), 148 million