Hulu:
It's almost paradise on Hulu, as ABC has finally kicked off summer and given their corporate sibling streamer some much-needed new content. Bachelor in Paradise quickly raced to #1, beginning at #4 on the chart after only a few hours of streaming and then rising to #1 once it had a full day's worth of streaming. It hasn't left the top spot since. Interest in the show even pushed The Golden Bachelorette back onto the chart, albeit for only one day. Paradise was not, however, the only ABC premiere this week. Celebrity Family Feud isn't the sort of show that thrives on Hulu, but it showed some promise out of the starting gate, opening at #15 on its first partial day. It only rose a few spots - to #10 on the chart - with a full day of streaming accounted for, but that's still better than Press Your Luck, which didn't make the top fifteen in its first week. ABC World News Tonight managed to chart the entire week, while Good Morning America continued to make sporadic appearances, logging four days in all on the chart this week. General Hospital is still looking solid, rising as high as #2 on the chart this week. The rest of ABC's summer programs will roll out later this month. Given that they are game shows, it's unlikely that we'll see them be major presences on Hulu. That being said, some of Fox's game shows are looking okay. The Quiz with Balls only made one appearance on the chart this week, but it was higher than Feud, at #8. The 1% Club has been a decent Hulu performer all season, and it remains so, charting three days this week and peaking at #6. LEGO Masters and The Snake both charted one day - at #6 and #7, respectively. Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service seems to have been hurt by its week off. It only peaked at #6 this week, and dropped as low as #12 only a few days after the new episode was released, far lower than it had regularly gone before the week off. While it out-performed MasterChef regularly before the break, MasterChef looked much better this week, peaking at #3 on the chart and dropping as low as #10. Bob's Burgers and Family Guy both spent the whole week on the chart, peaking at #5 and #6, respectively. Given that they were the only Fox shows to air new episodes last week, it's not much of a surprise that they spent more time on the chart this week than any other Fox series. FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returned this week after a two-year hiatus, and it's done pretty well so far. It rose as high as #2 on the chart this week, and has spent its first three days in the top ten. FX on Hulu's The Bear began the week at #2, but dropped as the week went on, going a low as #7 on the chart. It did rebound on Saturday, though, so its decline is far from a freefall. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was #1 the first three days of the week thanks to its reunion special, but was no match for bachelor in Paradise. It ended up slipping as low as seventh on the chart, before rising to #5 the next day. Nine Perfect Strangers ended out last week, but already dropped out of the top fifteen only five days into this week.
Disney+:
Fins to the left, fins to the right! It was SharkFest for National Geographic this week, leading to a few shark-themed entries on the Disney+ chart this week. Sharks Up Close spent four days at #2 before dropping to #5 after that and then disappearing entirely the next day. Their Jaws anniversary documentary entered the chart at #6. SharkFest wasn't the only event shaking things up at Disney+, as Disney Channel's successful movie franchise Zombies released its fourth movie this week, immediately leaping to the top of the chart, and causing a surge in interest in the first three movies as well. All of this was to the detriment of Ironheart, which tumbled from first on the chart the first five days to fifth by week's end, not an entirely unexpected result, given it wrapped up its run a week ago. The rest of the chart was filled with movies that have been on Disney+ for a long time. The Snow White remake, Captain America: Brave New World, and The Sandlot were among the major non-Zombies highlights, while The Parent Trap, Back to the Future, Independence Day, Pirates of the Caribbean and Ice Age also charted for several days each.Note: Disney+ is the only service not to provide a separate list for TV shows and movies. On this chart, movies are listed in bold.
Peacock:
It was another odd week on the ever-erratic Peacock charts, as the chart again differed depending on whether you accessed it on the phone app or on the computer. For consistency, the analysis will continue to be based upon the chart from the computer, but both charts will be posted for the sake of completion. This week, we saw Love Island USA return to the top of the chart, after a very strange week that saw it beat by some Jurassic World promos and a documentary on the Idaho Student Murders. That documentary, which was reclassified by Peacock as a movie a few days into the week, topped the chart the first two days of this week as well. It was a pretty predictable week on Peacock, in all, as SVU continued to chart right behind Love Island, while Chicago PD and Chicago Fire also continued to chart. Poker Face had a solid week as it ended its second season, never dropping out of the top five. Dateline NBC charted four times this week, the only ongoing NBC series to chart at all. Nelly & Ashanti slipped off the chart after four days this week. Days of Our Lives spent five days on the chart this week. Beyond that, the rest of the chart was mostly Bravo. The Real Housewives of Miami and Orange County both charted a single day, while Next Gen NYC, Below Deck and The Valley also charted.Phone chart:
Note: Peacock's top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
Paramount+:
At long last, some major movements on the Paramount+ chart. After months of stagnation, new blood has finally been infused into the charts, making things a bit less predictable (for now). The new entries were not strong enough to knock Criminal Minds off of the top spot, but given that Criminal Minds has now ended for the season, we could see some movement at the top in the near future. The best-performing new entry was Dexter: Resurrection. Dexter: Original Sin, the prequel to Dexter that debuted late last year, did fairly well on the chart with a lot more competition, so it's no surprise that Dexter: Resurrection is area looking pretty strong now that it's one of the few shows on Paramount+ dropping new episodes. It started at #3 on the chart on Friday before rising to #2 the next day, a healthy trend thus far. Given that fellow Showtime series The Chi has become a staple of the Paramount+ chart during its run this season, the new Dexter series is likely to perform similarly. Much like when Original Sin debuted, interest in Resurrection also fueled renewed interest in the original Dexter, which charted five days this week, and rose as high as #6. The week's other debut was Big Brother, which started out at #6 on the chart and dropped to #7 the next day. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars struggled with the additional completion, peaking at #7 this week and only spending the one day on the chart. NCIS, Survivor and Blue Bloods were CBS's only series to chart the entire week, as the infusion of new programs knocked Ghosts and the Neighborhood out of the top ten by week's end. Dora managed to chart six of seven days this week. Everybody Loves Raymond managed a lone appearance, as did CBS Sunday Morning.Note: As with Peacock, Paramount+'s top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
HBO Max:
The top of the Max chart didn't look any different this week, but there was one major change on the service: it isn't called "Max" anymore. Yes, perhaps the most notable development here is not anything actually on the chart, but the fact that, after two years of being called "Max" for some reason, it reverted to its original name of HBO Max. Fittingly, most of the week saw an HBO series at the top, as The Gilded Age continued to edge past And Just Like That for the majority of the week. They once again split the time at the top with four days at #1 for The Gilded Age and three for And Just Like That. Unlike previous weeks, neither of them ever dipped below second place on the chart, a great week for these two series that both happen to star Cynthia Nixon. Beyond those two series, nothing in particular really stood out. Duster looked relatively decent after airing its finale the week before (though much weaker than true Max juggernauts like The Pitt or The Last of Us, which both stayed on the chart for weeks after their finales dropped), but it didn't really matter: it was canceled less than a week after it ended its run, in large part due to its cast contracts already being expired prior to its release. Chespirito had another solid week, spending the majority of the week on the top half of the chart and again staying on the chart the whole week. Back to the Frontier, a Magnolia Network-produced HBO Max original, debuted at #4 on the chart and stayed there the next day. Reality shows from the Discovery cable networks continued to make up a large portion of the chart. The 90 Day Fiancé series, 1000-lb. Roomies, Fatal Destination and Super Mega Cakes were among the series to chart this week. And several shows from the HBO library made surprising appearances on the chart this week, most notably The Wire, which rose to #5 on the chart on Saturday and spent four days on the chart this week overall. Historical miniseries John Adams also made the chart for one day, with the 4th of July holiday likely leading to increased interest in the series, which won HBO 13 Emmys back in 2008 - the most for any miniseries.