Another day, another batch of numbers clearly showed the state of flow in the world.
As reported by Variety Tuesday, Nielsen released his figures for the most mainstream film and TV shows of 2020, another crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to measuring just how many people are look, and what, in particular, they wear when they do.
Leads all streaming competitors with a real jaw-drop 57 one billion “The Office,” the minutes that are being watched, should come as no surprise to anyone who has turned to the quiet sound of a banter sitcom drowning out the desperate crisis of the -ure last year. Those numbers seem to be coming as a dagger to the heart for Netflix, the series ’long-home streaming, which made the jump to Peacock on January 1st.
But there’s still good news for the convenience climber, who boasted the top 10 series of the 2020 stream, with “Gray’s Anatomy,” “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS,” “Schitt’s Creek.” Supernatural, ”“ Shameless, ”“ New Girl, ”“ The Blacklist, ”and“ Vampire Diary, ”suggest that Netflix is really where 17-year-old girls are and let go the role for their streaming needs.
Netflix was also home to nine of the top 10 streaming series last year. The third season of “Ozark” may have sparked a whopping 30 billion minutes spent by the series ’viewers, followed by Netflix’s running companions,“ Lucifer, ”“ The Crown, ”“ Tiger King , ”“ Umbrella Academy, ”“ Great British Bakery Show, ”“ Boss Baby: Back in Business, ”“ Longmire, ”and“ Yourself. But getting into slot No. 5 is an obvious interplay: Disney’s famous “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” which got 14.5 billion minutes watched.
And it was Disney + that got the hot hand when it came to streaming movies in 2020, with viewers spending nearly 15 billion minutes watching “Frozen 2.” With a running time of 103 minutes which is translating to watch movie 144 million times last year – and no, parents with small children, all those ideas were not just in your home, no matter how it felt. Other Disney + offerings on the list include “Moana,” “Forward,” “Hamilton,” “Aladdin” (2019), “Toy Story 4,” and “Zootopia,” with Netflix getting three places through , “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, ”and” Spenser’s Mystery. “
Despite how calm it may seem to see hard numbers when it comes to streaming content, Nielsen numbers are not without their cracks, similar to the self-reported numbers of the past. the release by Netflix. Nielsen climbers’ complaints indicate that the reported numbers do not accurately reflect users who consume content through media other than TV and also indicate that Nielsen voting numbers the United States alone and neglect a wider global audience.
That said, what can we gather from the information as it is? A few things, of course. For one, since Nielsen ‘s rating of 2020 was limited to only four streaming services – Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney + – it can’t reveal the true extent of the streaming landscape, even as these four are more likely Streamers are the most popular options for viewers. With HBO Max making daily and major streaming releases of major movies throughout 2021, there is definitely an opportunity for a new player in the streaming movie game, though only time will tell.
Further, what do these numbers mean when you break them? We talked a bit about the number of times “Frozen 2” seemed to be flushed, but how does that translate to shows with very different accounts? Yes, “Supernatural” took up 20 billion minutes of screen time, but the series has over 300 programs that are on average 44 minutes long. In comparison, “Schitt’s Creek” managed nearly 24 billion minutes of viewing time for just 80 events that gave an average run time of 21 minutes each. Now, I’m a writer, so the math is longer than mine, but it’s clear enough that it’s not the minutes that have been invested at all and everything in terms of exposure. wear properly.
And yet, it is better than nothing.
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