Netflix Surges in June Viewership, Boosted by ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3Netflix Surges in June Viewership, Boosted by ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Netflix reported significant growth in viewership during June, driven primarily by the final episodes of its popular period drama “Bridgerton” Season 3. According to Nielsen’s June ranking of streaming and traditional television media distributors, Netflix experienced an 11.8% increase in total viewership, the largest gain among all companies tracked. This surge propelled Netflix to the fourth position in the June rankings, with an 8.4% share of total TV usage. While Disney maintained its dominance at the top spot with a 10.8% share, Netflix significantly narrowed the gap with its third competitor, NBCUniversal (8.5%). Disney+ also experienced a noteworthy increase in viewership, rising 15% compared to the previous month. This growth was partly attributed to the highly anticipated NBA season finale on ESPN and ABC. Overall, streaming continued to dominate the TV landscape, accounting for over 40% of total viewing time in June. Netflix’s success during this period demonstrates the continued popularity of its original programming and its ability to attract a large and engaged audience.
Netflix, powered by the final episodes of Bridgerton’s third season, posted the biggest growth of any company on Nielsen’s June ranking of streaming and linear television media distributors.
Netflix’s total viewership rose 11.8% in June, the biggest increase of any company, according to the latest edition of the Media Distributor Gauge report. The monthly snapshot has been provided by the measurement company since April. (See the full June chart below.)
Disney held on to the top spot, capturing 10.8% of total TV usage. While the NBA season finale on ESPN and ABC proved to be a strong draw, Disney+ also saw viewership increase 15% from the previous month, Nielsen noted. At 8.4%, Netflix came in fourth, though it was nearly a full point above its May share. It trailed Disney, YouTube (9.9%) and NBCUniversal (8.5%).
As the flagship Gauge report from earlier this month noted, more than 40% of time spent watching TV in June was spent streaming,…
