Summary
Suits continues to dominate in streaming after breaking records for the most single-week viewership minutes for an acquired program.
The series remains popular in its sixth week, securing the top spot by accumulating an additional 3.6 billion minutes of viewing.
Although Suits did not surpass its previous record this time, it has accumulated a total of 20 billion minutes over six weeks, surpassing Netflix's Wednesday to claim the second position.
Suits' streaming dominance remains unchallenged as it sets a new record. The popular legal drama, which aired from 2011 to 2019, has gained a significant following since its seasons 1 to 8 premiered on Netflix and the entire nine-season series became available on Peacock. As Nielsen's streaming data came in, it was revealed that Suits had achieved the highest number of viewership minutes in a single week for any acquired streaming program. This record-breaking streak continued for three consecutive weeks.
According to Deadline, Nielsen's streaming data confirms that Suits' streaming dominance has now extended into its sixth week. Once again, the series has claimed the number one spot, accumulating an additional 3.6 billion viewing minutes. Although it hasn't surpassed its own record this time, it has amassed a staggering total of 20 billion minutes over the course of six weeks. This places it in the second spot for that time frame, surpassing Wednesday's runner-up by 43 million minutes and trailing behind Stranger Things, which set a total of 7 billion minutes during its season 4 release.
How Suits Beat This Record (And Can It Beat Stranger Things?)
Despite being off the air for nearly five years, it is quite an impressive feat for a series to outperform a popular Netflix show. However, this achievement becomes understandable when we analyze the numbers. "Wednesday," a series with only one season consisting of eight episodes, managed to surpass the viewership of "Suits," a legal drama available on Netflix with a total of 124 episodes spanning across eight seasons.
The extensive selection of episodes available for Suits allows viewers to binge-watch the series for a prolonged period and accumulate a significant amount of viewing time. In order for Wednesday to achieve comparable numbers, viewers would need to immediately restart the season after completing it. The show's popularity has contributed to its success, but the sheer quantity of episodes is a key factor in its impressive streaming performance.
As a result, Suits will face considerable challenges in catching up to Stranger Things in the upcoming weeks. It is already billions of minutes behind and its viewership numbers are no longer increasing as significantly as they did in the past weeks. Therefore, if Suits continues to lose momentum, it is likely to fall short of the enormous success of the four-season Netflix hit. Although Stranger Things has fewer episodes, the extended episode durations in its fourth season have propelled it to the top and are likely to maintain its leading position.
Source: Deadline
