Meghan Markle in "Suits"
Nielsen: ‘Suits’ Takes Record Seventh Week Atop Household TV Streaming
August 31, 2023
Former USA Network drama series “Suits” shows no sign of slowing its appeal among household television streamers. The show, which last aired in primetime in 2019, and co-stars co-stars Meghan Markle before she quit acting to marry Prince Harry and become the Duchess of Sussex, generated another 3.2 billion minutes across 135 licensed episodes among the top 10 weekly streamed content through Aug. 6, according to new data from Nielsen.
The media ratings firms says the series has now generated 23.5 billion combined minutes (on the Netflix, Peacock streaming platforms) in its seventh week as the No. 1 streamed content on U.S. household televisions. Last week “Suits” topped Netflix original series “Wednesday” for the most streamed minutes after six weeks of release.
“Suits” again held off the Netflix original series “The Lincoln Lawyer” with 1.7 billion minutes streamed across 20 episodes. Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on Disney+ added 1.62 billion minutes to round out the podium.
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | # of Episodes | Minutes (Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix / Peacock | Suits | 135 | 3.237 billion |
| 2 | Netflix | The Lincoln Lawyer | 20 | 1.702 billion |
| 3 | Disney+ | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 1 | 1.625 billion |
| 4 | Disney+ | Bluey | 140 | 1.089 billion |
| 5 | Netflix | Sweet Magnolias | 30 | 740 million |
| 6 | Peacock | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 1 | 717 |
| 7 | Netflix | The Witcher | 24 | 703 |
| 8 | Netflix / Paramount+ | NCIS | 443 | 691 |
| 9 | Netflix | Cocomelon | 22 | 652 |
| 10 | Netflix | Grey’s Anatomy | 417 | 616 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television.