The first week of 2018 saw the same shows in the top two spots—Black Mirror at #1 and Vikings at #2–as the last week of 2017. What’s most surprising here is that Friends, which suddenly entered the list at #6, rose three spots this week to #3. Amongst TV Time users, Friends was the top-streamed Broadcast TV show despite having last aired an original episode nearly 14 years ago. It really gets you wondering how a revival would do.
For Netflix, while Black Mirror remained their #1 show, new show The End of the F***ing World should not be underestimated. With a #4 start and nearly 5 episodes streamed by the average viewer, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it remain in the next couple Binge Reports. The news wasn’t as great for Stranger Things, Down three spots to #6, or DARK, down four spots to #9. However, making this list in general is impressive, especially for the former, which has been out for several weeks now.
Three currently-airing broadcast series made the list this week. Grey’s Anatomy was the top one, despite falling a spot to #5, and an average of over 7 episodes per viewer. Clearly there are still people finding and/or well behind on the show. The Big Bang Theory, which returned for this tracking week, was up two spots to #7, and for the second week in a row was not the only multi-cam sitcom on the list. Finally, Lucifer re-entered at #8 now that it’s back in originals. While the Live + Same Day ratings are just modest, it seems there is a significant amount of interest for it on non-linear platforms.
Rounding out the list was recently-ended Pretty Little Liars, which dropped two spots to #10. Still, with over 8 episodes streamed per viewer, this show is shaping up to be a future classic.
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