New data from Nielsen revealed that Netflix's dominance over the streaming landscape has been challenged by a new season of Amazon Prime Video's The Boys and the premium-video-on-demand debut of Mulan on Disney+. This achievement has
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nielsen reported that for the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, The Boys and Mulan cracked the Top 10 most-watched streaming programs. It's the first time non-Netflix programming has cracked the Top 10 since Nielsen began reporting these figures. Nielsen's data is influenced by how many minutes people spend watching a program.
"We are thrilled that Cobra Kai and The Boys have resonated so broadly with viewers on Netflix and Amazon, landing at No. 1 on both platforms this week," said Sony Pictures TV president Jeff Frost. "We've long demonstrated our independence is a key strength, allowing us the unique opportunity to work with everyone and to find the right home for our creators' shows. Today it's more evident than ever with this unprecedented accomplishment. This amazing audience reception is also a true testament to the brilliant work of our talented creators and team at Sony."
Nielsen is reporting that audiences spent 891 million minutes watching The Boys, while 525 million minutes were spent watching Mulan. Of note for Mulan is that it is the only PVOD program in Nielsen's Top 10 for this week. The Boys ranked third on this Top 10 while Mulan came in tenth place.
Netlfix otherwise dominated the list, scoring eight of the Top 10 programs tracked by Nielsen. Atop the list was Cobra Kai, which was viewed 2.17 billion minutes. Both Cobra Kai and The Boys hail from Sony Pictures Television, giving the company two of the three most-watched streaming programs for this week.
Amazon Studios' The Boys stars Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie, Laz Alonso as Mother's Milk, Tomer Kapon as Frenchie, Karen Fukuhara as the Female, Erin Moriarty as Annie January, Chace Crawford as the Deep, Antony Starr as Homelander, Aya Cash as Stormfront and Simon Pegg as Hughie's dad. New episodes of Season 2 release Fridays on Amazon Prime Video.
Directed by Niki Caro, Mulan stars Yifei Liu as Mulan, Donnie Yen as Commander Tung, Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan and Yoson An as Chen Honghui, with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor. The film is available now through Premier Access on Disney+.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter