The sequence finale of The Handmaid’s Story helped carry the present one in all its largest weeks ever in Nielsen’s streaming scores.
The Hulu sequence primarily based on Margaret Atwood’s novel drew 900 million minutes of viewing for the week of Might 26-June 1; the ultimate episode started streaming on Might 27. That’s the third highest weekly complete on document for The Handmaid’s Story, behind the ultimate season’s premiere week (921 million minutes) and the opening week of season 4 in 2021 (1.04 billion minutes), each of which had three new episodes. (The present’s first three seasons predate Nielsen’s streaming charts.)
The Handmaid’s Story completed third total for the week and second amongst authentic sequence behind Netflix’s Sirens, which repeated because the No. 1 total title in the US with 1.51 billion viewing minutes. The restricted sequence improved by about 11 % over the 1.36 billion minutes of watch time for its premiere week.
Two new sequence additionally put in strong outcomes. Netflix’s crime dama Dept. Q (749 million minutes) and Prime Video’s The Higher Sister (731 million) completed third and fourth amongst authentic sequence and made the general high 10. Netflix’s animated sequence Huge Mouth (402 million minutes) returned to the rankings every week after its closing season premiered, and Apple TV+’s Your Pals & Neighbors (392 million minutes), starring Jon Hamm, charted for the primary time within the week of its first season finale.
Captain America: Courageous New World led the film high 10 and completed eighth total with 750 million viewing minutes after its Might 28 streaming premiere on Disney+.
Nielsen’s streaming scores cowl viewing on TV units solely and don’t embrace minutes watched on computer systems or cell units. The scores solely measure U.S. audiences, not these in different international locations. The highest streaming titles for Might 26-June 1, 2025, are under.