Stranger Things remained a clear No. 1 in the streaming rankings for the fourth straight week, but a new show took the second spot overall. Peaky Blinders ascended to the No. 2 slot following the release of its final season on Netflix (it’s a BBC show in the U.K. but a Netflix original in the U.S.). The period crime drama had 904 million minutes of viewing time for the week of June 13-19, up 42% from 635 million the previous week. That’s the best showing Peaky Blinders has had in the 22 months Nielsen has been releasing weekly rankings.
The Netflix series surpasses 7 billion minutes of viewing time in the United States for the week of May 30-June 5.
Along with revealing the premiere date for its much-delayed fourth season on Thursday, Netflix announced that Stranger Things — the sci-fi horror series that premiered in 2016, and became a phenomenon — has been renewed for a fifth and final season.
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Stranger Things, Netflix’s supernatural thriller that earned breakout buzz in its freshman season, deprived three-time consecutive winner Downton Abbey of one last trophy for its concluding year. The streaming service claimed a leading four awards as the traditional broadcast networks were shut out, something they’re getting used to.
