The conclusion of “Andor’s” second and final season boosted viewing for the show to lead Nielsen’s most-watched streaming chart.
As Disney+ dropped the final three episodes of “Andor” Season 2 on May 13, “Andor” scored 931 million viewing minutes during the week of May 12, according to Nielsen, marking the highest weekly viewing for the series to date.
Elevated viewership during release of the finale builds upon “Andor’s” successful streaming run this season, with the series seeing new weekly streaming viewership highs each week since its Season 2 premiere on April 22, which “Andor” then broke as it released a new batch of episodes each subsequent Tuesday.
“Andor” was the week’s most-watched streaming program, outpacing Nielsen charts mainstay “Bluey,” which scored 922 million viewing minutes on Disney+, as well as “Nonnas,” which drew in 848 million viewing minutes on Netflix as the No. 3 most-watched streaming program of the week.
“Grey’s Anatomy” and “Criminal Minds” came next on the overall most-watched streaming list in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots with 810 and 787 million viewing minutes, respectively, while “You,” which debuted its fifth and final season in late April, took the No. 6 spot on the list with 779 million viewing minutes. Viewership for “You” narrowly surpassed that of “The Last of Us,” which scored 745 million viewing minutes in the middle of its Season 2 rollout.
Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” debuted its second season to 680 million viewing minutes, taking the No. 9 spot on the overall list and No. 3 on the streaming originals list, behind “Andor” and “You.” It’s worth noting that 49% of viewing for “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” came from adults 18-34, blowing the other originals out of the water.
Netflix’s “Forever” rounded out the overall most-streamed list in the No. 10 spot with 671 million viewing minutes, and also took the No. 4 spot on the streaming originals list.
