On this week’s show we run down the Nielsen ARTEY Awards which measures and rams shows based on total viewing minutes. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.
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- Netflix Ads To Hit $4B
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The Nielsen ARTEY Awards
For the 2024 ARTEYS, we focused solely on streaming programs, which are measured and ranked based on total viewing minutes. Within streaming, there are many different content types. We recognized the following:
- Top New Streaming Original Series
- Top Overall Streaming Programs
- Most Binged Streaming Title
- ARTEY Legacy Award
Top New Streaming Original Series of 2024
The ARTEY Awards for Top New Streaming Original Series recognize streaming titles in drama, comedy and unscripted genres that were introduced in 2024 and received the most viewing.
Top New Original Drama Series
ARTEY WINNER: Fallout, Prime Video, 11.95 billion minutes (8.3/10 IMDB)
Prime Video’s sci-fi-action-drama Fallout debuted on the platform in April and racked up 2.9 billion viewing minutes in its first few days of release. It accumulated nearly 12 billion total viewing minutes throughout the rest of the year, ultimately placing fifth among all streaming originals in 2024. Fallout, which only has eight episodes in its first season, was also the fifth most-watched streaming original among adults 18-34.
RUNNER-UP: Fool Me Once, Netflix, 10.89 billion minutes (6.8/10 IMDB)
Top New Original Comedy Series
ARTEY WINNER: Nobody Wants This, Netflix, 4.90 billion minutes (7.9/10 IMDB)
Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This enjoyed three weeks atop Nielsen’s streaming charts following its release in late September, and went on to accumulate nearly 5 billion minutes through the end of year. While the show’s audience skewed toward women (69%), it was fairly balanced from an age perspective, coming in at 51% adults 18-49 and 43% adults 50+.
RUNNER UP: A Man on the Inside, Netflix, 2.94 billion minutes (7.9/10 IMDB)
Top New Original Unscripted / Documentary Series
ARTEY WINNER: American Nightmare, Netflix, 3.57 billion minutes (7.5/10 IMDB)
This Netflix true-crime docuseries premiered on the platform with three episodes in January 2024. American Nightmare drove more than 1 billion viewing minutes in its opening week, and its viewing total reached over 3.5 billion throughout the year. The docuseries r
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