Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nielsen: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Topped Weekly Household Streaming Through Feb. 5
March 2, 2023
The Disney+ streaming debut of Disney/Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dominated weekly household streaming through Feb. 5, according to new data from Nielsen.
The sequel to the 2018 box office hit Black Panther totaled more than 2.26 billion minutes, easily topping Netflix’s prior-week chart topper You People with 1.55 billion minutes at No. 2. Re-runs of hospital drama series “New Amsterdam” tracked 1.25 billion minutes across 76 episodes.
Four episodes of HBO Max post-apocalyptic drama “The Last of Us” generated 1.19 billion minutes, followed by Universal Pictures’ licensed Minions: The Rise of Gru on Netflix with 1.18 billion minutes.
Netflix again led all streamers, accounting for 80% of the Nielsen top 10 streaming chart, with Disney+, HBO Max and Peacock filling in the rest. Nielsen also tracks Hulu, Prime Video and Apple TV+ across household televisions.
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| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | No. of Episodes | Minutes Streamed (Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney+ | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 1 | 2,269 |
| 2 | Netflix | You People (2023) | 1 | 1,550 |
| 3 | Netflix / Peacock | New Amsterdam | 76 | 1,253 |
| 4 | HBO Max | The Last Of Us | 4 | 1,190 |
| 5 | Netflix | Minions: The Rise Of Gru | 1 | 1,184 |
| 6 | Netflix | The Walking Dead | 177 | 901 |
| 7 | Netflix | Ginny & Georgia | 20 | 900 |
| 8 | Netflix | Cocomelon | 18 | 790 |
| 9 | Netflix | Grey’s Anatomy | 396 | 770 |
| 10 | Netflix | NCIS | 339 | 721 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing through Television