Each week, the most streamed TV shows and movies come down to a few things — sheer buzz, a big finale, smart marketing, star power, critical acclaim, or being a word-of-mouth phenomenon that leads uninterested people to finally watch it out of spite. Just to get a sense of what everyone’s streaming, we’ve used data from streaming aggregator Reelgood, which gathers those coveted viewership numbers from hundreds of streaming services in the U.S. and UK.
This week, it’s the finale of Stranger Things Season 4 saw it stand mightily atop the list like Eddie Munson absolutely shredding Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” on that trailer. Big TV hits like Only Murders in the Building and The Boys are holding strong with newcomer The Bear this week generating a lot of buzz.
On the film side, major movies like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Last Night in Soho have hit streaming, while Spiderhead just won’t quit.