The long-running sitcom has reached the top of the Nielsen charts with over 1.14 billion minutes of viewing time, leaving other original series and movies in its wake.

The Big Bang Theory grew a little bit week to week and was the only series or movie to record more than a billion viewing minutes – which it did for the third straight week. This marks a significant milestone for the show, solidifying its position as one of the most-watched streaming titles.

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Breakthrough Performance

A rather quiet week for original series, led 1 show on the originals list in nearly two years. However, Netflix's Ransom Canyon and Apple TV's Ted Lasso returned to the top 10 a week before their fourth season premiered.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 led the movies chart and finished second overall with 911 million viewing minutes for the week of its streaming premiere on Disney+ and Hulu. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a solid start with 777 million minutes on Peacock.

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.

Quiet Week for Originals

The top streaming titles for July 27-Aug. 2, 2026, are:

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Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.

The top streaming titles for July 27-Aug.

Though it’s been one of the most streamed shows in the United States for the past three-plus years, The Big Bang Theory had never reached the top of the Nielsen charts.

Emphasis on had : The comedy took over the No. 1 overall spot in the streaming ratings for the week of July 27-Aug. 2 with 1.14 billion minutes of viewing time.

The Big Bang Theory grew a little bit week to week and was the only series or movie to record more than a billion viewing minutes — which it did for the third straight week.

It was a rather quiet week for original series, led That’s the lowest weekly total for the No. 1 show on the originals list in nearly two years .

On the plus side for originals, Netflix’s Ransom Canyon (816 million minutes) grew Ted Lasso (446 milion minutes for Apple TV) returned to the top 10 a week before its fourth season premiered, and Hulu’s Furious (372 million) — which was just renewed for a second season — debuted in 10th place with its first four episodes. Will Ferrell’s The Hawk plummeted in its third week, falling 59 percent to 383 million minutes.