Streaming Ratings: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Hits No. 1 With Season 3 Premiere

The third season premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer moved the show to the top of the streaming docket.

The Netflix drama based on Michael Connelly’s novels recorded 1.64 billion viewing minutes for the week of Oct. 14-20 (season three premiered Oct. 17), according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. That’s the third best weekly tally in the show’s history, behind season one’s second week in May 2022 and the debut of the back half of season two in August 2023.

The Lincoln Lawyer pushed the previous week’s No. 1 show, Love Is Blind, down one spot to second overall. The Netflix dating show had 1.21 billion minutes of viewing for the week. Outer Banks (1.1 billion) was the only other title to reach a billion minutes in the United States, though Bob’s Burgers (945 million) came close.

Lost, which made its streaming chart debut in July after rejoining Netflix (it also streams on Hulu), re-entered the rankings at sixth overall (827 million minutes) — a total driven partly by likely first-time viewers. Nielsen says 22 percent of the former ABC show’s audience for the week was ages 18-34.

Aside from The Lincoln Lawyer, Netflix’s Mexican series Secret of the River was the only other newcomer in the original series top 10. It finished 10th for the week with 315 million minutes of watch time. The Anna Kendrick-directed Woman of the Hour, in which she also stars, led the movie rankings with 556 million minutes of viewing.

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 Oct. 14-20, 2024, are below.

Overall

1. The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix), 1.64 billion minutes viewed
2. Love Is Blind (Netflix), 1.21 billion
3. Outer Banks (Netflix), 1.1 billion
4. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 945 million
5. Bluey (Disney+), 926 million
6. Lost (Hulu/Netflix), 827 million
7. Family Guy (Hulu), 808 million
8. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 717 million
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 630 million
10. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix), 579 million

Original Series

1. The Lincoln Lawyer, 1.64 billion minuters
2. Love Is Blind, 1.21 billion
3. Outer Banks, 1.1 billion
4. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, 579 million
5. Tulsa King (Paramount+), 563 million
6. The Great British Baking Show (Netflix), 528 million
7. Nobody Wants This (Netflix), 484 million
8. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), 438 million
9. Agatha All Along (Disney+), 410 million
10. Secret of the River (Netflix), 315 million

Acquired Series

1. Bob’s Burgers, 945 million minutes
2. Bluey, 926 million
3. Lost, 827 million
4. Family Guy, 808 million
5. Grey’s Anatomy, 717 million
6. SpongeBob SquarePants, 630 million
7. NCIS (Netflix/Paramount+), 571 million
8. Gilmore Girls (Netflix), 559 million
9. Law & Order: SVU (Hulu/Peacock), 549 million
10. The Big Bang Theory (Max), 544 million

Movies

1. Woman of the Hour (Netflix), 556 million minutes
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Netflix), 436 million
3. Sing (Netflix/Peacock), 410 million
4. Inside Out 2 (Disney+), 386 million
5. Unhinged (2020) (Netflix), 325 million
6. Pixels (Netflix), 299 million
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+), 244 million
8. Lonely Planet (Netflix), 229 million
9. The Menendez Brothers (Netflix), 225 million
10. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (Netflix/Paramount+), 222 million