Move over, Netflix: Two streamers joined the viewership leaderboard for the first time in the latest ranking, marking a welcome diversification of the outlets for most-streamed shows.
The third-season premiere of the feel-good comedy-drama “Ted Lasso” launched Apple TV+ to No. 3, while the real-life crime movie “Boston Strangler” starring Kiera Knightley gave Hulu a boost to No. 6 on the Wrap Report for March 15-21.
Audiences clearly got the “believe” message in the Jason Sudeikis-fronted series as it enters what might be its final season. The premiere episode scoring the highest audience numbers for any Apple TV+ original series in the past year, according to the latest numbers tracking the most watched programs across linear TV and streaming, according to viewership trends collected from Samba TV’s panel of more than 3 million households drawn from over 25 million connected TVs, balanced to the U.S.