Stranger Things Tops 2022 Streaming Charts

Netflix’s Stranger Things was the most streamed TV show in the United States during 2022, accumulating a jaw-dropping 52 billion minutes viewed across all four of the popular series’ seasons, according to Variety.

Stranger Things claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s year-end streaming rankings in the United States, with season four of the series fueling the numbers last year, with NCIS clocking in at #1 with 38.1 billion minutes watched.

Check out the full lists here:

Top Streaming Series of 2022 (Overall)

1. Stranger Things (Netflix) – 52B minutes watched
2. NCIS (Netflix) – 38.1B minutes watched
3. CoComelon (Netflix) – 37.8B minutes watched
4. Ozark (Netflix) – 31.3B minutes watched
5. Encanto (Disney+) – 27.4B minutes watched
6. Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix) – 26.8B minutes watched
7. Criminal Minds (Various) – 24.9B minutes watched
8. Bluey (Disney+) – 21.1B minutes watched
9. Gilmore Girls (Netflix) – 20.8B minutes watched
10. Seinfeld (Netflix) – 19.3B minutes watched
11. Supernatural (Netflix) – 18.8B minutes watched
12. Wednesday (Netflix) – 18.6B minutes watched
13. Heartland (Netflix) – 18B minutes watched
14. Cobra Kai (Netflix) – 16.7B minutes watched
15. The Simpsons (Disney+) – 15.9B minutes watched

Top Streaming Series of 2022 (Originals)

1. Stranger Things (Netflix) – 52B minutes watched
2. Ozark (Netflix) – 31.3B minutes watched
3. Wednesday (Netflix) – 18.6B minutes watched
4. Cobra Kai (Netflix) – 16.7B minutes watched
5. Bridgerton (Netflix) – 14B minutes watched
6. Virgin River (Netflix) – 13.6B minutes watched
7. Dahmer (Netflix) – 13.4B minutes watched
8. Love Is Blind (Netflix) – 13.1B minutes watched
9. Inventing Anna (Netflix) – 12.9B minutes watched
10. The Crown (Netflix) – 12.7B minutes watched
11. The Boys (Prime Video) – 10.6B minutes watched
12. Great British Baking Show (Netflix) – 10.6B minutes watched
13. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) – 10.5B minutes watched
14. The Last Kingdom (Netflix) – 10.4B minutes watched
15. The Rings of Power (Prime Video) – 9.4B minutes watched

With 2023 here, it will be interesting to see what the streaming numbers look like, including those related to live-streaming platform, as the competitive field becomes more populated, with the likes of Paramount+, and others, adding more content.