‘Stranger Things’ Tops Streaming Charts as Season 5 Anticipation Builds
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Published December 13, 2023 (Updated from original November 2025 data for evergreen relevance)
Fan Rewatches Propel ’Stranger Things‘ too No. 1
Anticipation for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things has driven viewers to rewatch previous seasons,catapulting the Netflix series to the top of Nielsen’s Top 10 Overall Streaming chart for the week of November 10,2025. The series amassed 1.345 billion viewing minutes during that period,signaling strong expected viewership for the upcoming season premiere on November 26,2025.
Netflix and Hulu Dominate Top Streaming Titles
according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings, only two titles exceeded one billion viewing minutes that week.Netflix and Hulu accounted for the majority of the top 10, with five and four titles respectively, with some titles having shared distribution rights.
Top 5 Streaming Titles (Week of November 10, 2025)
- Stranger Things (Netflix): 1.345 billion minutes
- Frankenstein (Netflix): 1.107 billion minutes as reported by Adweek.
- The Beast in Me (Netflix): 952 million minutes
- All Her Fault (Peacock): 867 million minutes
- Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix/Hulu): 853 million minutes
Rounding Out the Top 10
NCIS,available on Hulu,Netflix,Pluto,and Paramount+,landed in sixth place with 762 million viewing minutes. Disney+’s Bluey followed closely in seventh with 759 million minutes. The classic series Gunsmoke entered the chart at No. 8, garnering 757 million minutes across Paramount+, Peacock, and Pluto. Hulu’s Bob’s Burgers fell to ninth place with 713 million minutes,and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) completed the top 10 with 651 million minutes.
Data sourced from Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings and reported by industry publications like Adweek.
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