By Selome Hailu
The Regency era dominated TV screens during the week of May 17-23, as “Bridgerton” took not one, not two, but three top spots on Luminate‘s weekly streaming ranking charts.
In its first full week of availability, Season 3 Part 1 of the Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix series hit 2.3 billion minutes watched, the No. 1 title by far. Season 1 took second place with 498.6 million minutes watched, followed by Season 2 with 434 million minutes watched. It’s clear that “Bridgerton” will continue to dominate streaming rankings for weeks to come, not only because of the show’s obvious popularity, but because Season 3 still has four episodes yet to come on June 13.
Two titles tied as the next-most-watched of the week: Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s “Outer Range,” which was the No. 4 TV series, and Netflix’s “Mother of the Bride,” the top movie. Both were watched for 256.4 million minutes in their first full weeks of availability.
Following “Mother of the Bride” was the only debut of the week: “Thelma the Unicorn,” the Netflix movie that premiered on the first day of this viewing period and hit No. 2 with 256.4 million minutes watched. I t was followed by films that have been charting for weeks: “The Idea of You” (200.6 million minutes watched), “Unfrosted” (108.4 million), “Road House” (55.6 million), “Leave the World Behind” (40.3 million), “The Guardians of the Monarchs” (39 million), “Luca” (37.1 million), “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver” (36.3 million) and “Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp” (29.6 million).
The remaining six titles back on the TV chart were also all repeat titles — unsurprising, as the upcoming close of the Emmys eligibility window means that fewer splashy titles are being released. After “Outer Range” was “Bodkin” (250 million minutes watched), “A Man in Full” (233.9 million), “Evil,” (225.1 million), “Fallout” (213.7 million), “Baby Reindeer” (211.7 million) and “Under the Bridge,” (197 million). Each saw a decrease in streaming compared to the week before except for “Under the Bridge,” which was up a slight 6% from last week’s 186.2 million minutes watched as the limited series approaches its finale next week.
