Streaming gets attention for buzzy originals, but viewing of classics accounts for a large chunk of the total audience.
Nielsen acknowledged as much by including shoutouts to two legacy titles, Little House on the Prairie and Gunsmoke, in its recap of 2024 viewing.
Little House racked up 13.3 billion minutes of viewing time on Peacock, while Gunsmoke collected 10.23 billion minutes across Peacock and Paramount+, according to the company.
The two classic series were named winners of Nielsen’s newly coined “ARTEY Awards,” whose name is both a nod to company founder Arthur C. Nielsen and an acronym for Audience Rated Television Entertainment of the Year. Fallout and Nobody Wants This took home ARTEYs as the most-viewed new original drama and comedy series, respectively, while Bluey, Bridgerton and Moana captured awards for top overall streaming. The Big Bang Theory was recognized as “most-binged” title of the year.
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