Bridgerton season 4 debuted with 10% higher viewership than season 3
New episodes accounted for 74% of total Bridgerton viewing time
Fallout had its best week since season two premiered
The Wrecking Crew led movie charts with more than double the viewing time of second place
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Bridgerton season four debuted at No. 1 on the Nielsen streaming charts for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026, in the United States, with 3.03 billion minutes of viewing despite a 19-month wait between seasons, marking a 10 percent increase over the previous season's premiere. The four new episodes that premiered Jan. 29 accounted for 2.24 billion minutes, or 74% of the total viewing time for the week, with the remainder coming from previous seasons of the Netflix period drama. Notably, if only the new episodes were counted, they would have still led the streaming rankings for that period. Other streaming performances included Netflix's 'Stranger Things' maintaining second place with 1.3 billion minutes of watch time, demonstrating strong viewership even a month after its series finale. HBO Max's 'The Pitt' continued its upward trend, hitting a series high for the fourth consecutive week with 1.21 billion minutes of viewing. Prime Video's 'Fallout' experienced its best week since season two premiered, notching 1.1 billion minutes—a 35 percent increase from the previous week—just one week before its season finale. On the movie front, Prime Video's 'The Wrecking Crew,' an action comedy starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa, led the charts with 1.26 billion minutes, more than double the viewing time of the second-place film.
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Bridgerton is an American alternative history regency romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. It follows the close-knit siblings of the noble and influential Bridge...
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment A 19-month wait between seasons of Bridgerton seemingly did little to dissipate the ardor for the Netflix series. Season four of the period drama premiered at No. 1 overall on the Nielsen streaming charts for Jan. 26-Feb. 1, scoring 3.03 billion minutes of viewing for the week. That’s 10 percent higher than the opening week of season three in May 2024; like the current season, that one was split into two parts, premiering four weeks apart. About 2.24 billion minutes — 74 percent of Bridgerton’ s total for the week total — were devoted to the four new episodes that premiered Jan. 29, Nielsen says, with the remainder coming from previous seasons. The tally for the new episodes alone would have easily led the week. Related Stories TV 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Scores Series Best Audience for Season Finale TV TV Ratings: State of the Union Draws 32.6 Million Viewers, Down From 2025 Stranger Things held onto second place with 1.3 billion minutes of watch time, with the Netflix series showing a good amount of staying power a month after its series finale. The Pitt (1.21 billion minutes) hit a series high for the fourth straight week on HBO Max. Prime Video’s Fallout had its best week since the premiere of season two, notching 1.1 billion minutes a week before its season finale. It grew by 35 percent week to week. Marvel’s Wonder Man premiered to 618 million minutes of watch time on Disney+. Prime Video led the movie charts with The Wrecking Crew , an action comedy starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. It had 1.26 billion minutes of viewing, good for third place overall and more than double the amount for the second-place film ( The Rip at 513 million minutes). Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include min...
