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This series was the most streamed of the last 12 months
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This series was the most streamed of the last 12 months
Nielsen's year-end rankings disclose the performance of streaming series and movies each year and puts the excellent Netflix series Stranger Things at the top this year!

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
No one will be able to say that this is a surprise, as this series hit it big during 2022.

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
Stranger Things is the undisputed number 1 thanks to the release of its fourth season last summer.

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
The series concluded its 2022 run with more than 52 billion minutes (!) in viewing...

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
...the most monstrous number since The Office, which recorded 57.1 billion minutes in 2020 (a pandemic year).

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
The second most watched title in 2022, NCIS, compiled 38.1 billion minutes...

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
...while the excellent Netflix series Ozark featured 31.3 billion minutes.

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
Note that the majority of Stranger Things' viewing minutes occurred from May through September, when the series was in Nielsen's weekly top 10.

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
Note that Nielsen builds its chart with TV streaming only, not minutes watched on computers, tablets or cell phones.

  Stranger Things was the most watched series

Stranger Things was the most watched series
Credit: Credit: Netflix
Also, the audience is from North America only.
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