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August 3, 2023
Who knew licensing past episodes of former USA Network drama “Suits” could be so appealing to viewers? Streaming interest in the former series, which featured Meghan Markle before she quit acting to marry Prince Harry and become the Duchess of Sussex, generated more than 3.6 billion minutes consumed across 136 episodes on Netflix and Peacock for the week ended July 9. That’s more than three-times the viewership for Netflix’s high-profile “The Witcher,” with 1.19 billion minutes across 21 episodes, and more than twice the tally for “The Lincoln Lawyer,” at 1.4 billion minutes across 15 episodes.
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“Suits,” which last aired on primetime television in September 2019, has seen its streaming viewership increase for three straight weeks while dominating Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming chart.
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | # of Episodes | Minutes (Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix / Peacock | Suits | 136 | 3.674 billion |
| 2 | Netflix | The Lincoln Lawyer | 15 | 1.406 billion |
| 3 | Netflix | The Witcher | 21 | 1.191 billion |
| 4 | Prime Video | Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan | 28 | 966 million |
| 5 | Disney+ | Bluey | 130 | 849 |
| 6 | Netflix | Grey’s Anatomy | 417 | 816 |
| 7 | Hulu | The Bear (2022) | 18 | 791 |
| 8 | Hulu / Netflix / Paramount+ | S.W.A.T. | 128 | 773 |
| 9 | Netflix | Is It Cake, Too? | 8 | 755 |
| 10 | Netflix | The Out-Laws | 1 | 711 |
Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. viewing through the television.