‘Prison Break’ spends a second week as the No. 1 overall title.

Emily in Paris. Lily Collins as Emily in episode 403 of Emily in Paris.

Netflix released the first half of Emily in Paris‘ fourth season Aug. 15, and as a result got just over half of the tune-in for the show’s last full-season premiere.

The dramedy starring Lily Collins gathered 792 million minutes of viewing in the United States for its premiere week, according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. That was good for third place among original series and ninth overall, but was also down 43 percent from the 1.39 billion minutes for the first week of season three’s release — which featured all 10 episodes of that installment, as opposed to five this time out.

The previous week’s top two shows, Prison Break and The Umbrella Academy, held their spots for the week of Aug. 12-18 — and their numbers were consistent as well. Prison Break actually ticked up a little to 1.61 billion minutes of viewing (versus 1.6 billion the week before), while The Umbrella Academy (1.39 billion) was off by only about 5 percent from the 1.46 billion minutes a week earlier.

Netflix’s spy movie The Union (1.32 billion minutes) and Fire Country (1.21 billion on Netflix and Paramount+) also got above the billion-minute mark. Bluey fell below 1 billion — albeit just barely, with 996 million minutes — for the first time since late March, a stretch of 19 weeks.

HBO’s House of the Dragon fell off the top 10 acquired shows two weeks after its season finale, but Game of Thrones returned to the rankings with 632 million minutes of viewing on Max. Modern Family made its chart debut with 687 million minutes on Hulu and Peacock.

Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Aug. 12-18, 2024, are below.

Overall

1. Prison Break (Hulu/Netflix), 1.61 billion minutes viewed


2. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix), 1.39 billion
3. The Union (2024) (Netflix), 1.32 billion
4. Fire Country (Netflix/Paramount+), 1.21 billion
5. Bluey (Disney+), 996 million
6. Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix), 928 million
7. American Murder: Laci Peterson (Netflix), 877 million
8. Family Guy (Hulu), 834 million
9. Emily in Paris (Netflix), 792 million
10. Dexter (Netflix/Paramount+), 748 million

 

Original Series

1. The Umbrella Academy, 1.39 billion minutes
2. American Murder: Laci Peterson, 877 million
3. Emily in Paris, 792 million
4. Love Is Blind: UK (Netflix), 523 million

5. Love Island (Hulu/Netflix/Peacock), 404 million
6. The Boys (Prime Video), 361 million
7. Futurama (Hulu), 346 million
8. Evil (Netflix/Paramount+), 341 million
9. SEAL Team (Paramount+), 309 million
10. Blue Ribbon Baking Championship (Netflix), 282 million

Acquired Series

1. Prison Break, 1.61 billion minutes
2. Fire Country, 1.21 billion
3. Bluey, 996 million
4. Grey’s Anatomy, 928 million
5. Family Guy, 834 million
6. Dexter, 748 million
7. Modern Family (Hulu/Peacock), 687 million
8. Criminal Minds (Hulu/Paramount+), 663 million
9. Game of Thrones (Max), 632 million
10. SpongeBob SquarePants (Paramount+), 601 million

Movies

1. The Union (2024), 1.32 billion minutes
2. The Emoji Movie (Netflix), 539 million
3. Jackpot! (Prime Video), 531 million
4. Night School (Netflix), 408 million
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Max), 405 million
6. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Netflix/Paramount+), 243 million
7. Trolls Band Together (Netflix), 237 million
8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Netflix), 225 million
9. Moana (Disney+), 213 million
10. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Hulu), 206 million