The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy opened to massive viewing numbers in america — simply not as massive as its first season.

The Prime Video collection amassed 1.02 billion minutes of viewing in america for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1, good for first place amongst authentic collection and second amongst all titles in Nielsen’s streaming rankings. Season two premiered on Aug. 29 with three episodes, and Nielsen says about 70 p.c of the present’s weekly complete was for these three, with the rest dedicated to season one. (Viewing totals on the rankings service’s charts cowl all episodes of a collection.)

The 1.02 billion minutes is down about 19 p.c from season one’s opening week (1.25 billion) in August 2022. The Rings of Energy ranks third amongst Prime Video collection U.S. opening weeks this yr behind Fallout (2.9 billion minutes) and The Boys (1.19 billion); Reacher’s second season logged 1.69 billion minutes for its debut in December 2023.

Amazon has mentioned 40 million folks worldwide watched the season’s first three episodes over 11 days; these Nielsen rankings cowl solely 4 days of launch. The corporate additionally says that america accounts for less than about 30 p.c of The Rings of Energy’s world viewers.

Jail Break spent a fourth consecutive week as the highest total title with 1.19 billion minutes of viewing on Netflix and Hulu. AMC’s streaming cope with Netflix continued to pay dividends, with 4 reveals — A Discovery of Witches (915 million minutes), Darkish Winds (890 million), The Strolling Lifeless (688 million, charting for the primary time in 18 months) and Preacher (628 million) among the many high 10 library collection.

Netflix’s Worst Ex Ever (830 million minutes of watch time) was the highest debut after The Rings of Energy. Greek mythology-based Kaos (511 million minutes) additionally made its first look after premiering Aug. 29, and Hulu’s Solely Murders within the Constructing (460 million) returned with the beginning of its fourth season.

Nielsen’s streaming rankings cowl viewing on TV units solely and don’t embody minutes watched on computer systems or cell units. The rankings solely measure U.S. audiences, not these in different nations. The highest streaming titles for Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2024, are under.

General

1. Jail Break (Hulu/Netflix), 1.19 billion minutes considered
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy (Prime Video), 1.02 billion
3. Household Man (Hulu), 1.01 billion
4. A Discovery of Witches (Netflix), 915 million
5. The Accident (Netflix), 891 million
6. Darkish Winds (Netflix), 890 million
7. Bluey (Disney+), 880 million
8. Worst Ex Ever (Netflix), 830 million
9. Gray’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 742
10. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 693 million

Authentic Collection

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy, 1.02 billion minutes
2. The Accident, 891 million
3. Worst Ex Ever, 830 million
4. Kaos (Netflix), 511 million
5. Solely Murders within the Constructing (Hulu), 460 million
6. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix), 393 million
7. Futurama (Hulu), 360 million
8. Emily in Paris (Netflix), 348 million
9. Love Is Blind: UK (Netflix), 321 million
10. Love Island (Hulu/Netflix/Peacock), 296 million

Acquired Collection

1. Jail Break, 1.19 billion minutes
2. Household Man, 1.01 billion
3. A Discovery of Witches, 915 million
4. Darkish Winds, 890 million
5. Bluey, 860 million
6. Gray’s Anatomy, 742 million
7. Bob’s Burgers, 693 million
8. The Strolling Lifeless (Netflix), 688 million
9. Dexter (Netflix/Paramount+), 655 million
10. Preacher (Netflix), 628 million

Motion pictures

1. The Deliverance (Netflix), 635 million
2. The Union (2024) (Netflix), 548 million
3. Migration (Netflix), 455 million
4. The Fall Man (Peacock), 384 million
5. Incoming (Netflix), 353 million
6. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (Max), 277 million
7. A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount+), 248 million
8. Logan Fortunate (Netflix), 228 million
9. Trolls Band Collectively (Netflix), 214 million
10. Untold: Signal Stealer (Netflix), 212 million