‘manifest’ viewing on netflix surges after cancellation to dominate u. S. Streaming ratings

Nielsen said Thursday that _Manifest_ on Netflix ran away as the most streamed program for the week of June 14-20 — the same week it was canceled by NBC after three seasons. The cult hit

sci-fi drama drew almost 2.5 billion viewing minutes for the two seasons currently available on the streamer that week, swamping everything in its way. Disney+’s animated movie _Luca,_ which

bowed streaming-only on June 13, was a distant No. 2 overall with 1.57B viewing minutes in its debut on the chart. _Manifest_ at 2.49 billion minutes ballooned from 1.11B viewing minutes

the previous week, an increase likely to be noted by Netflix, which eventually opted not to order a fourth season following the show’s NBC ax. The missing plane drama had long been conceived

by creator Jeff Rake as a six-season series, and fans had been pushing it to the top of Netflix’s rankings since it recently began airing Season 1 and Season 2. Nielsen said _Manifest_‘s

showing the week of June 14-20 was the highest single-title total on the Nielsen SVOD Ratings chart since the December 2020 highs of Netflix’s _Bridgerton _and _Cobra Kai_. WATCH ON DEADLINE

_Luca_, in its first week, was part of a 1-2 Disney+ punch that included the first two episodes of Marvel’s _Loki_, which were watched for 886M minutes, a big jump from the previous week

and good for No. 4 on the overall chart behind Netflix’s six seasons of _Downton Abbey_ (1.26B minutes). _Loki_, which wrapped its six-episode run July 14 and has already been renewed for

Season 2, was the top original streaming program for the week of June 14-20, ahead of Netflix’s _Lucifer_ (703M minutes) at No. 2 and _Sweet Tooth_ (626M minutes) at No. 3. Among movies,

_Luca_ was followed in the rankings by the debut of Netflix’s Kevin Hart drama _Fatherhood_ which bowed June 18 and was watched for 877M minutes — all at the tail end of the reporting

period. Here’s the Top 10 streaming programs for the week of June 14-20: 1. _Manifest (Netflix) – 29 episodes, 2.493 billion minutes of viewing_ 2. _Luca (Disney+) – 1 episode, 1,573B

minutes_ 3. _Downton Abbey (Netflix) – 50 episodes, 1.259B minutes_ 4._ Loki (Disney+) – 2 episodes, 886M minutes_ 5. _Fatherhood (Netflix) – 1 episode, 877M minutes_ 6. _CoComelon (Netflix)

– 12 episodes, 776M minutes_ 7._ Lucifer (Netflix) – 83 episodes, 703M minutes_ 8. _Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix) – 375 episodes, 671M minutes_ 9. _Sweet Tooth (Netflix) – 8 episodes, 626M

minutes_ 10. _Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+) – 1 episode, 576M minutes_