Apple TV+’s Severance is making a big impact on streaming charts with its second season. The show’s second episode of Season 2 drew 622 million minutes viewed across all episodes in the U.S. from January 20 to January 26, placing it at No. 5 on the streaming originals list. This viewing time is higher than the Season 2 debut week when the series got 589 million minutes viewed.
Nielsen reports that about 43% of the viewing total went to Season 2’s two new episodes, which means there is still a large portion of the audience watching or rewatching Season 1. This could be good for its future trajectory on the charts as the season continues.
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This is Apple’s first appearance on the Nielsen charts in quite a few months, with Severance even outperforming Ted Lasso in Season 3’s debut week. The performance of Severance shows Apple TV+’s growing presence in the competitive streaming landscape.
Nielsen is a company that measures audience viewership for television and streaming content. Their Streaming Content Ratings service uses people-powered panels and proprietary metering technology to attribute program viewership across linear TV and connected devices.
Nielsen’s Top Streaming List, also known as the Top 10, ranks the most-watched streaming programs in the U.S. based on total minutes viewed by persons aged 2 and above.
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