‘Reacher’ Boasts Big Audience Despite Amazon’s Nielsen Reporting Glitch; ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’ Debuts At No. 4 Among Streaming Originals
deadline.comA glitch in Amazon’s reporting couldn’t stop Reacher from hitting the top of the Nielsen streaming charts. The series put up another 1.2B viewing minutes during the December 18-24 interval, despite the fact that the new episode released on Dec.
20 is not counted in this reporting. Nielsen says the glitch with Prime Video‘s audio asset capture meant that reporting for any title added to the service between December 20 and January 16 is delayed.
This issue likely will impact the next several Nielsen streaming reports, since the company predicts the reporting won’t be up to date until at least February 1.
Young Sheldon took the No. 1 spot during this interval with 1.4B viewing minutes, though it’s difficult to tell whether that would have been the case if viewing for Episode 4 of Reacher Season 2 had been included in its tally. RELATED: ‘Young Sheldon’ To End With Season 7 On CBS; Series Finale Date Set While it didn’t make it onto the overall chart, Percy Jackson & the Olympians put up some impressive viewership on Disney+ in its premiere week.
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