Landman concluded its second season on Paramount+ on Jan. 18, and the finale contributed to a series high for show in Nielsen’s streaming ratings for that week. It barely slowed down in the week following the finale.
The Billy Bob Thornton-led drama had 1.62 billion minutes of viewing time for Jan. 19-25, pushing Landman’s streak of weeks over a billion minutes to 10. Since it premiered in November, only Stranger Things has logged more viewing time among original streaming series.
Speaking of Stranger Things, the Netflix show returned to the No. 1 overall ranking with 1.66 billion minutes of watch time, just ahead of Landman. The prior week’s top title, His & Hers, slid to fourth overall but still drew a strong 1.37 billion viewing minutes.
The Pitt notched a second consecutive series high with 1.19 billion minutes for the week of its third episode, up from 1.16 billion the previous week. HBO Max says through six episodes — i.e., a few weeks past Nielsen’s current count — the show is averaging 12 million viewers, 50 percent ahead of season one.
Not (yet) joining The Pitt in the Nielsen rankings is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO’s latest Game of Thrones offshoot that premiered Jan. 18. Though HBO says the series has racked up 13 million viewers per episode as of Tuesday, the series premiere wasn’t able to crack the top 10 list. Like other shows that originate with the HBO linear channel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is considered an acquired show, which usually means a higher bar for entry on the charts. The No. 10 acquired series for Jan. 19-25 was Law & Order with 669 million viewing minutes on Hulu and Peacock.
Three former TNT shows made the top 10 acquired shows list via Netflix. Southland (930 million minutes) and Rizzoli & Isles (817 million) made their debuts in the rankings and joined The Closer (911 million), which is on a five-week run in the top 10 (and also streams on Peacock and Pluto TV).
Veronica Mars (456 million minutes) also got a bump after being added to Netflix on Jan. 14 — though it’s classified under original series due to its made-for-Hulu fourth season (it streams on both services).
On the movie charts, The Rip spent a second week in the top spot with 1.38 billion minutes of viewing, almost identical to the 1.39 billion minutes for its opening frame. Sinners (297 million minutes on HBO Max) re-entered the top 10 after earning a record-setting 16 Oscar nominations.
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. The top streaming titles for Jan. 19-25, 2026, are below.
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