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Severance Secures Apple TV+ First Top-Five Streaming Spot, Nielsen Data Shows

Apple TV+’s thriller reached 9,275 million minutes watched in H1 2025, marking its first Nielsen top-five entry against a backdrop of accelerating streaming fragmentation.

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Overview

  • Severance ranked fifth in Nielsen’s US streaming originals list with 9,275 million minutes viewed in the first half of 2025.
  • Netflix claimed three of the top four slots with Squid Game at number one, followed by The Night Agent and Ginny & Georgia.
  • Amazon Prime Video’s Reacher took second place with 13,313 million minutes viewed, reflecting intensifying platform rivalry.
  • US streaming consumption rose 6 percent year-over-year in H1 2025 as Netflix’s share of total minutes viewed fell below 50 percent.
  • Ampere Analysis estimates Apple TV+ has surpassed 60 million global subscribers and Apple has renewed Severance for a third season.