Netflix Top 10:
Stranger Things continued its dominance of the Netflix Top 10 for the week of May 30th to June 5th. The fourth season of that show held on to the Number 1 slot with 335 million hours viewed, a record for an English language original on that streaming service. Seasons 1, 2, and 3 were the next three entries in the Top 10 as the show drew plenty of attention that week. The final two episodes of the split fourth season will stream in July and then the show will return for its fifth and final season in 2023. Love Death + Robots dropped out of the Top 10 after placing there two weeks for its third season. And in the non-English language chart, the only genre entry was the Anime series Shaman King. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the Netflix charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of May-30 to Jun-5
English Language Shows
1 (1) Stranger Things: Season 4 335.0 Million Hours
2 (2) Stranger Things: Season 1 75.1 Million Hours
3 (5) Stranger Things: Season 2 58.3 Million Hours
4 (4) Stranger Things: Season 3 47.4 Million Hours
Non-English Language Shows
9 (n/a) Shaman King 8.8 Million Hours
Source: Netflix
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Tuesday on The CW, Tom Swift held steady from its premiere, posting a 0.06 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 340K total viewers. Those numbers might be good enough to keep it going as a Summer series, but since there is so much uncertainty at that network with the pending sale and they have cancelled quite a number of shows this season, I am moving this one to Bubble status.
On Thursday, The CW’s Legacies improved to a 0.10 rating with 449K total viewers (it’s best numbers since Fall) as it approaches its series finale. Fans are currently fighting to save that show. On Friday, Charmed posted a 0.07 rating with 393K total viewers for its series finale.
On Sunday, HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife ticked down to a 0.03 rating with 213K total viewers. The premium cable channels do not pay as much attention to the same-day ratings, but they still act as a leading indicator and this show remains firmly On the Bubble.
You can see the full, season-to-date ratings for the sci fi and fantasy shows at this link, and below are the ratings for the genre shows from the past week. Ratings Source: ShowBuzzDaily
Ratings Results for the Week of 6/7/22
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| Superman and Lois (CW) Tue 8 PM | Rtg: 0.15 / Tot Vwrs: 714K, Status: Renewed |
| Tom Swift (CW) Tue 9 PM | Rtg: 0.06 / Tot Vwrs: 344K, Status: Renewal Possible |
| The Flash (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.12 / Tot Vwrs: 580K, Status: Renewed |
| Kung Fu (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.07 / Tot Vwrs: 466K, Status: Renewed |
| Legacies (CW) Thu 9 PM | Rtg: 0.10 / Tot Vwrs: 449K, Status: Cancelled |
| Charmed (CW) Fri 8 PM | Rtg: 0.07 / Tot Vwrs: 393K, Status: Cancelled |
| Riverdale (CW) Sun 8 PM | Rtg: 0.04 / Tot Vwrs: 240K, Status: Renewed |
| Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) Sun 9 PM | Season Ended, Status: Renewed |
| The Time Travelers Wife (HBO) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.03 / Tot Vwrs: 213K, Status: On the Bubble |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Sun 9 PM | Pending, Status: On the Bubble |
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Disney+’s Moon Knight slipped to Number 9 in the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 for originals for the week of May 9th to 15th. That was the week after it wrapped its first season and it had an estimated 289 million minutes of viewing. Amazon’s Outer Range held at Number 8 for the week after it concluded its first season and it had 292 million minutes of viewing. In the Top 10 for acquired shows, Outlander entered at Number 4 with 390 million minutes of viewing for its encore run on Netflix. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of May-9 to May-15
Streaming Originals
8 (8) Outer Range (Amazon) 292 Million Minutes
9 (3) Moon Knight (Disney+) 289 Million Minutes
Acquired Shows
4 (n/a) Outlander (Netflix) 390 Million Minutes
6 (7) Supernatural (Netflix) 343 Million Minutes
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, and Apple TV+), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
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