Streaming Ratings: ‘A Man on the Inside,’ ‘Landman’ Have Solid Debuts

The week of Nov. 18-24 was a good one to premiere a streaming show with “man” in the title.

Netflix’s A Man on the Inside and Paramount+’s Landman both ranked among the top five original streaming series in their first week on the charts. A Man on the Inside, starring Ted Danson as a widower who goes undercover in a retirement community working for a private investigator, drew 880 million minutes of viewing for the week. That’s either the second- or third-best debut for a streaming comedy in 2024, depending on whether you classify The Bear (1.23 billion minutes for the week of its season three premiere) as one. (Nobody Wants This had just over a billion minutes for its first week.)

Landman, meanwhile, snagged 653 million minutes of viewing, largely for its first two episodes that premiered Nov. 17. The third episode, which debuted Nov. 24, had only a day to contribute to the total for the show. It was one of four shows created or co-created by Taylor Sheridan to make the charts. Lioness (551 million minutes of watch time) and Tulsa King (526 million) also ranked in the top 10 original shows for Paramount+, and library episodes of Yellowstone amassed 520 million minutes on Peacock.

Prime Video’s Cross spent a second straight week in the overall No. 1 spot with 1.2 billion minutes of viewing, down just slightly from the 1.36 billion for its opening week. The only other title to cross the billion-minute mark for the week was Family Guy (1.09 billion minutes on Hulu). Deadpool & Wolverine (586 million minutes) led the movie rankings for a second week, though its viewing time fell by more than half from the previous rankings.

Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Nov. 18-24, 2024, are below.

Overall

1. Cross (Prime Video), 1.2 billion minutes viewed
2. Family Guy (Hulu), 1.09 billion
3. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 992 million
4. Bluey (Disney+), 949 million
5. A Man on the Inside (Netflix), 880 million
6. Cobra Kai (Netflix), 838 million
7. Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), 743 million
8. Lost (Hulu/Netflix), 717 million
9. Gossip Girl (Hulu/Max/Netflix), 680 million
10. AP Bio (Netflix/Peacock), 665 million

Original Series

1. Cross, 1.2 billion minutes
2. A Man on the Inside, 880 million
3. Cobra Kai, 838 million
4. AP Bio, 665 million
5. Landman (Paramount+), 653 million
6. Outer Banks (Netflix), 636 million
7. Arcane (Netflix), 551 million
7 (tie). Lioness (Paramount+), 551 million
9. The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix), 540 million
10. Tulsa King (Paramount+), 526 million

Acquired Series

1. Family Guy, 1.09 billion minutes
2. Grey’s Anatomy, 992 million
3. Bluey, 949 million
4. Bob’s Burgers, 743 million
5. Lost, 717 million
6. Gossip Girl, 680 million
7. Law & Order: SVU (Hulu/Peacock), 602 million
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 585 million
9. American Dad (Hulu), 565 million
10. Yellowstone (Peacock), 520 million

Movies

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney+), 586 million minutes
2. Twisters (Peacock), 406 million
3. Moana (Disney+), 396 million
4. Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) (Peacock), 375 million
5. Hot Frosty (Netflix), 348 million
6. Merry Gentlemen (Netflix), 341 million
7. Alien: Romulus (Disney+/Hulu), 325 million
8. Rob Peace (Netflix), 320 million
9. Home Alone (Disney+), 275 million
10. Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (Netflix), 257 million