That the final season of Stranger Things drew a huge audience isn’t news. New data from Nielsen, however, puts a new number on that — while also showing that a number of network series are among the bigger shows on all of TV and streaming.
Stranger Things 5 brought in 30.6 million viewers over its first 28 days, leading all series — streaming or traditional TV — in the 2025-26 season (through March 1). Netflix has seven of the top 20 shows, with limited series His & Hers (24.2 million viewers) and docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning (19.7 million) also making the top five.
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Network series make up half of the top 20, of course with an assist from their streaming partners. CBS has six shows, led by Marshals with 25.6 million viewers over 28 days. That number only reflects the March 1
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