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Tony Jones

Bridgerton season 2 breaking records

Bridgerton breaking records with season 2

Netflix reveals Bridgerton breaking records with season 2 of the Regency romance The second season of Bridgerton arrived on March 28, and in the first few weeks of release is breaking several records for Netflix and looks set to beat season 1. Thanks to the Netflix Top 10 site we can bring you all the numbers. … >

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Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna still tops the Nielsens — but only just

Inventing Anna still tops the Nielsens, but for how much longer? In a week where we learned the Nielsen organisation is worth $16 billion, the latest set of data for February 28 – March 6 show Inventing Anna topping the chart for the third week. It’s close though, and the top 10 has several new entries. … >

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Binge watching — the data

Binge watching — the data revealed

Binge watching — what does the data reveal? Last month we discussed whether or not binge watching was a good idea. Inevitably the answer was it depends and choice is good. This month we thought we’d take the perspective of a streamer, and see what the data says. If you’re a regular, you’ll know we like the … >

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Inventing Anna tops the Nielsens again

Inventing Anna tops the Nielsens for a second week

Inventing Anna tops the Nielsens for the second week running — but is that the whole story? The Nielsen numbers for February 21-27 show Inventing Anna sitting pretty at the top with over two billion minutes viewed. Lower down, Vikings: Valhalla makes its debut. Before we dig into the numbers, here’s what we predicted last week: … >

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Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna is top of the list in the latest Nielsen ratings

In the latest Nielsens, Inventing Anna tops the table by a massive margin — but what else is going on? We’ve processed the Nielsen data for February 14-20, and the gap between Inventing Anna and second place Love is Blind is huge (numbers later). Last week we focused on Reacher, and we predicted: Sweet Magnolias possibly taking the top … >

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Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the Nielsens

Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the Nielsens (just)

By a slender margin, Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the latest Nielsens We’ve just processed the Nielsen data for the week February 7-13, and Prime Video series Reacher takes the top spot — the first time Amazon has been there since Wheel of Time last November. Last week we saw Reacher only make the second spot, but predicted: … >

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Jack Reacher on Prime Video

Jack Reacher rates high in the Nielsens, but does it beat Ozark?

New series Reacher hit nearly two billion minutes viewed in the latest Nielsens — does that let Jack Reacher take the top spot from Ozark? Looking at the Nielsen data for January 31 – February 6 shows five shows with over one billion minutes viewing. Last week we celebrated the continued success of Ozark, and suggested this week: … >

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A Spy Among Friends — ITVX launch drama

ITVX — new streaming service from ITV launches later this year

ITV has revealed its new streaming offering, ITVX, coming later this year New service ITVX (no exact date for launch beyond 2022) is billed as something unique in the UK — the first integrated advertising and subscription funded (AVOD/SVOD)  platform. On ITVX, viewers can choose to watch thousands of hours of content for free in an … >

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Ozark Season 4 breaks through 4 billion minutes

Ozark season 4 breaks the four billion minutes barrier in the Nielsens

It was a clear winner in last week’s Nielsens — this week Ozark season 4 breaks the four billion minutes barrier Last week, Ozark was the to of the Nielsens with just under three billion minutes viewed. In our analysis, we suggested: Ozark still riding high, Archive 81 falling back and the wonderfully named The Woman in the … >

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