Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Was Streamer’s Most Successful Original Premiere in Nearly a Year During Launch Week

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Despite a ton of new streaming titles last month, nothing could touch “Ozark.” However, it was Hulu’s “Candy” that managed to catch a ton of attention in its release week — marking the streamer’s most successful original launch in nearly a year.The final episodes of “Ozark” easily secured the No.

1 spot on Nielsen’s Top 10 list for the week of May 9-15. According to Nielsen, the drama series netted more than 1.7 billion minutes viewed, which was a nearly 50% decrease from the week prior but still almost a billion minutes ahead of “The Lincoln Lawyer” — the second series on the list.“The Lincoln Lawyer,” also a Netflix series, debuted on May 13.

In its first few days, it drew 884 million viewing minutes. The audience for the adaptation of Michael Connelly’s novel “The Brass Verdict” was over two-thirds 50 and older, per Nielsen.Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” was third in original streaming programs.

Hulu’s “Candy” was fourth, which was particularly noteworthy as it became the streamer’s most successful original premiere since “The Handmaid’s Tale” had new episodes last year.“Candy” amassed 577 million viewing minutes throughout the week.