Disney+ Had The Most Watched Show & Movie Of The Year
With 2024 in the rearview mirror, Nielsen has revealed some details of the most streamed movies and shows of the year in the United States.
Disney+ had some of the most watched content available across every streaming service, with “Bluey” and “Moana” topping their charts as the most-watched shows and films of the year.
“Bluey” pulled in 55.62 billion viewing minutes on Disney+, with 43% of its massive viewing total attributable to kids 2-11.
While “Moana” pulled in over 13 billion viewing minutes accumulated on Disney+ in 2024, “Moana” finished as the most-watched streaming movie for a second consecutive year. The Disney favourite exhibited a bump in viewership towards the end of the year that coincided with the theatrical release of its sequel, “Moana 2”. This marks Moana’s most-streamed year ever and solidifies it as the most-streamed movie since 2020.
Hulu also pulled in plenty of viewers throughout 2024 with its extensive collection of library content from ABC and 20th Television. With Hulu content making up the majority of the acquired chart, which had viewing numbers so large, they completely dominated any original from any streaming service such as Netflix and Amazon. Adding Hulu On Disney+ in 2024 will also help increase those viewing numbers and provide Disney+ with more general entertainment.
“Grey’s Anatomy” was the second most-watched show of the year across any streaming service, pulling in nearly 48 billion viewing minutes on Hulu, Hulu On Disney+ and Netflix in 2024, “Grey’s Anatomy” and its deep library of over 400 episodes continues to be a crowd favourite in both the streaming and linear TV spaces. Now in its 21st season on ABC, the medical drama created by Shonda Rhimes has been one of the top six most-watched streaming titles in each of the last five years (2020-2024), with over 185 billion minutes viewed in that time.
Adult animation series are extremely popular across all of the streaming service, with “Family Guy”, “Bob’s Burgers”, and “The Simpsons” all finishing in the top 30 for total minutes in 2024. It was also revealed that “American Dad!” was one of the most binged shows, with an average of 175 episodes per viewer throughout the year on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+.
This data was revealed as part of Nielsen’s new ARTEY Awards, which recognise and celebrate the streaming TV shows and movies that commanded the most viewership throughout the year. Multiple streaming platforms, including Disney+, Max, Netflix, Peacock, and Prime Video, claimed the 2024 ARTEY Awards.
This data is measured and ranked by total viewing minutes accumulated throughout the year.
Here’s the rundown:
Top 10 Movies
- Moana – (Disney+)
- Super Mario Bros
- Red One
- Trolls Band Together
- Minions
- Encanto – (Disney+)
- Frozen – (Disney+)
- Paw Patrol: The Movie
- Inside Out – (Disney+)
- The Boss Baby
Top 10 Acquired
- Bluey – (Disney+)
- Grey’s Anatomy – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Family Guy – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Bob’s Burgers – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- NCIS – (Paramount+/Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Young Sheldon
- The Big Bang Theory
- Law & Order: SUV – (Peacock/Hulu/Disney+)
- Criminal Minds – (Paramount+/Hulu/Disney+)
- Spongebob Squarepants
Top 10 Originals
- Bridgerton
- Love Is Blind
- The Boys
- The Lincoln Lawyer
- Fallout
- Futurama (Hulu/Disney+)
- Fool Me Once
- Evil
- Gabby’s Dollhouse
- Reacher
Top 10 Overall
- Bluey – (Disney+)
- Grey’s Anatomy – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Family Guy – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Bob’s Burgers – (Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- NCIS – (Paramount+/Netflix/Hulu/Disney+)
- Young Sheldon
- The Big Bang Theory
- Law & Order: SUV – (Peacock/Hulu/Disney+)
- Criminal Minds – (Paramount+/Hulu/Disney+)
- Spongebob Squarepants
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