‘Eric’ and ‘Dancing for the Devil’ TikTok Doc Lead Luminate Ratings

‘Eric’ and ‘Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult’ were the two most-watched original series in the US during the week of May 31 to June 6.

“Eric,” Netflix’s Benedict Cumberbatch-led limited series, had the highest number of minutes watched in its first full week of availability, clocking in at 1.1 billion, while the TikTok docuseries followed with 714.6 million minutes watched . While both showed strong ratings, “Eric” took first place thanks to its running time of over five hours; in terms of views, “Dancing for the Devil” reached an estimated 4.4 million people, while “Eric” came in second with 3.3 million.

In terms of minutes viewed And Viewed, both titles beat Season 3 of “Bridgerton,” which has dominated the charts since its debut. With 432.3 million minutes watched, the Regency-era drama was the No. 4 series in its third week of availability, just behind “Geek Girl” (439.7 million), although “Bridgerton” did gain more views (2 million versus 1.3 million). million). However, Season 3 will soon see a bump, with four more episodes arriving on June 13.

The previous two “Bridgerton” seasons remained on the rankings (Season 2 at No. 5 with 287.1 million minutes watched; Season 1 at No. 7 with 255.3 million), as did “Under the Bridge” (No. .6 with 257.8 million minutes) and “Evil” (No. 8 with 231.2 million).

Two TV titles made their first appearance on the chart: the new Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” which landed at No. 9 with 210 million minutes watched in its first three days of availability for episodes 1 and 2, and the Spanish series “Raising Voices” bottom with 203.9 million minutes watched in its first week.

With 432.4 million minutes watched, Jennifer Lopez’s “Atlas” remained No. 1 on the movie charts for the second week in a row. In second place was “Colors of Evil: Red” with 408.1 million minutes, although it incrementally topped the list in terms of views (just above 3.6 million for “Red” versus just below for “Atlas”).

“Die Hart 2: Die Harter” took third place with 225.1 million minutes watched and 2.4 million views, followed by “Under Paris” with 167.2 million minutes and 1.7 million views. “Mother of the Bride” remained on the chart, this time at No. 5 with 136.2 million minutes watched and 1.5 million views.

The rest of the chart had at or below 100 million minutes watched and fewer than 1 million views: “Bionic,” “Thelma the Unicorn,” “The Idea of ​​You,” “The Blue Angels” and “Unfrosted” .

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