Netflix appears to have yet another hit on its hands with the new series Ginny & Georgia, which debuted atop the Nielsen streaming charts.
The first season of the one-hour series, starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, amassed 953 million viewing minutes for the week of February 22-28, via THR.
On the movie side of the streaming charts, Netflix’s I Care A Lot improved over its first week, coming out on top with 807 million minutes, more than double its nearest competitor.
New hit: Netflix appears to have yet another hit on its hands with the new series Ginny & Georgia, which debuted atop the Nielsen streaming charts
Binge: The first season of the one-hour series, starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, amassed 953 million viewing minutes for the week of February 22-28, via THR .
Ginny & Georgia debuted on February 24, following the 15-year-old Ginny (Gentry) and her 30-year-old mother Georgia (Howey).
The duo, along with Georgia’s son Austin (Diesel La Torraca) put down roots in a new home after years on the run, though their past may catch up with them.
Netflix has not yet renewed Ginny & Georgia, but given these debut numbers, it could happen sooner rather than later.
Family: Ginny & Georgia debuted on February 24, following the 15-year-old Ginny (Gentry) and her 30-year-old mother Georgia (Howey)
Numbers: Netflix has not yet renewed Ginny & Georgia, but given these debut numbers, it could happen sooner rather than later
The show skews so heavily towards female viewers that, if Nielsen had only counted female viewers, it would have been good enough for sixth on the charts.
Coming in a distant second to Ginny & Georgia is WandaVision, with 732 million minutes, its most-watched week to date, which was the release of its penultimate eighth episode on February 26.
While Ginny & Georgia skewed so heavily towards females, WandaVision skewed heavily towards males, ranking as the most-watched show among male viewers.
Female viewers: The show skews so heavily towards female viewers that, if Nielsen had only counted female viewers, it would have been good enough for sixth on the charts
The top 10 for original programming was rounded out by eight Netflix shows – Behind Her Eyes (577 million), Firefly Lane (383 million), Bridgerton (294 million), Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (281 million), Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (265 million), Longmire (234 million) and The Crew and The Great British Baking Show tied with 231 million.
Netflix wasn’t quite as dominant on the movie side, despite having the top two movies with I Care A Lot and Bigfoot Family (335 million minutes).
Disney Plus’ Moana came in third place with 197 million minutes followed by Netflix’s The Conjuring 2 with 184 million minutes and Disney Plus’ Flora & Ulyses with 180 million minutes.
Top 10: The top 10 for original programming was rounded out by eight Netflix shows – Behind Her Eyes (577 million), Firefly Lane (383 million), Bridgerton (294 million), Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (281 million), Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (265 million), Longmire (234 million) and The Crew and The Great British Baking Show tied with 231 million
The top 10 movies were rounded out by Disney Plus’ Frozen (140 million), Hulu’s awards season favorite The United States Vs. Billie Holliday (124 million), Disney Plus’ Frozen II (123 million), Disney Plus’ Avengers: Endgame (105 million) and Hulu’s Oscar front runner Nomadland (97 million).
Netflix’s Good Girls, which currently airs on NBC, leads the way for acquired series’ with 898 million, with the remaining nine shows in the top 10 all found on Netflix.
The top 10 includes Criminal Minds (800 million), Grey’s Anatomy (767 million), Schitt’s Creek (540 million), Cocomelon (534 million), Heartland (519 million), NCIS (507 million), Outlander (431 million) and The Sinner (426 million).
Leader: Netflix’s Good Girls, which currently airs on NBC, leads the way for acquired series’ with 898 million, with the remaining nine shows in the top 10 all found on Netflix