Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending January 3, 2021

Beginning this week, Nielsen will be releasing even more weekly data from the streaming services. After four months of releasing only the top 10 programs, they have now broken up the data into three separate batches: original programming, acquired programming, and movies, and they're releasing the top 10 programs in each of those categories. Nielsen also made a one-time exception last week when it included HBO Max's 'Wonder Woman 1984' in its report, but no more HBO Max programming will appear in the list for a while, but perhaps in the future they will add it.

In its first full week of availability, Netflix's 'Bridgerton' led all programming on the streaming services with nearly 2.65 billion minutes of watch-time. The third season drop of 'Cobra Kai' (also Netflix) on New Years Day propelled that program to the second spot of the week with 2.6 billion minutes of watch-time in its first three days. It will likely rank number one for the week ending January 10th with a full week being counted. Disney+'s 'The Mandalorian' was the only non-Netflix program to rank among the top 10 original programs; it had 707 million minutes. Atop the movie list was Disney+'s 'Soul' (1.34 billion) and leading the acquired programs was the final few days of 'The Office' on Netflix (937 million). 

Week Ending January 3, 2021
Show	Platform	Minutes (Millions)
ORIGINALS
BRIDGERTON	NETFLIX	2,648
COBRA KAI	NETFLIX	2,606
CHILLING ADVENTURES SABRINA	NETFLIX	961
THE CROWN	NETFLIX	797
THE MANDALORIAN	DISNEY+	707
VIRGIN RIVER	NETFLIX	662
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT	NETFLIX	607
DEATH TO 2020	NETFLIX	519
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW	NETFLIX	445
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR	NETFLIX	241
MOVIE
SOUL (2020)	DISNEY+	1,343
WE CAN BE HEROES	NETFLIX	626
THE MIDNIGHT SKY (2020)	NETFLIX	491
UNKNOWN	NETFLIX	307
FROZEN II	DISNEY+	238
MULAN (2020)	DISNEY+	219
THE CROODS	NETFLIX	185
RANGO	AMAZON	161
17 AGAIN	NETFLIX	155
MOANA	DISNEY+	144
ACQUIRED
THE OFFICE	NETFLIX	937
GREY'S ANATOMY	NETFLIX	835
SCHITT'S CREEK	NETFLIX	816
NEW GIRL	NETFLIX	728
CRIMINAL MINDS	NETFLIX	711
NCIS	NETFLIX	553
SUPERNATURAL	NETFLIX	526
SHAMELESS	NETFLIX	329
THE BLACKLIST	NETFLIX	291
IMPOSTERS	NETFLIX	279

Source: Nielsen Media Research