Even ‘Suits’ Creator “Underestimated” Series Amid Its Newfound Streaming Success
deadline.comSuits just broke another Nielsen streaming record by extending its streak atop the weekly Top 10 to 12 straight weeks. Not too bad for a show that has been off the air for four years.
The last hit from USA Network’s Blue Sky golden era, the series starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams was popular in its day, making it to nine seasons and spawning a short-lived spinoff, Pearson.
It transitioned to streaming and was available on Prime Video and Peacock for years until, in an unassuming, modestly priced ($200K-$400K an episode) second-cycle non-exclusive deal, Netflix this year took in the first eight seasons of the show, sharing them with Peacock.
What followed was nothing short of a lightning in the bottle. Suits has exploded in popularity and just surpassed Ozark for the most No.
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