Nielsen Ratings: ‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Premiere Dominates Weekly TV Streaming
Peacock’s hit series “Love Island USA” came back for its eighth season and debuted on June 2, racking up a whopping 1.31 billion minutes watched. This put the show in first place on Nielsen’s weekly household TV streaming chart for the week of June 7th. Season 8 saw a 500 million minute increase from the debut of Season 7. Impressively, almost 60% of the viewing came from the 18-34 age group, which was more than any other show in the Top 10 for the first week of June.
Disney Pixar’s movie “Hoppers” also made its debut on Disney+ on June 3, securing the second spot overall with 1.16 billion minutes watched. The kids aged 2-11 were a significant part of this total, making up 40% of the viewing time. The show was popular for co-viewing, with 62% of kids watching it with an adult aged 18 to 49.
The “Yellowstone” spin-off series, “Dutton Ranch,” on Paramount+ gained 840 million minutes to come in second among original content. Following closely behind was Netflix’s dramedy, “The Four Seasons,” which gained 40 million minutes in its second season, moving up to third place.
Netflix’s documentary series, “Michael Jackson: The Verdict,” debuted at number 5 on the originals chart with 731 million minutes watched, also landing at number 9 overall. Apple TV’s “Your Friends & Neighbors” grabbed the 10th spot on the originals chart with 403 million minutes watched in its second season, marking its fourth appearance in the Top 10.
HBO Max’s “The Big Bang Theory” continued to perform well with 773 million minutes watched, landing it at number 7 overall. The show has appeared on the chart a remarkable 162 times and ranked sixth in total appearances.
Meanwhile, the prequel series to “The Big Bang Theory,” called “Young Sheldon,” clocked in with 525 million minutes watched, landing at the 9th spot on the acquired chart, and making its 33rd appearance.
On the movie chart, the Netflix original “Office Romance” debuted strongly at number 2 with 655 million minutes watched. Interestingly, over half of the viewers were women aged 35 and above, accounting for 53% of the total.
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