Young Sheldon Becomes Top Streaming TV Series After Netflix Debut

If you ever wonder just how much more popular Netflix is than other streaming services, look at how the streaming ratings for hit shows skyrocket when they get added to the streamer's roster. Suits spent a large part of 2023 as the biggest title in the world of streaming, despite the fact that the entire series was streaming on Peacock long before its Netflix debut. While it's not shattering records, Young Sheldon is the latest beneficiary of the Netflix bump.

CBS' hit prequel to The Big Bang Theory, a Warner Bros. Television production, has been streaming on Max for some time, with new episodes hitting Paramount+ after they air. As part of Warner Bros. Discovery's recent move to license hit films and series to other streamers, Young Sheldon's previous seasons were sent to Netflix. According to Nielsen's latest streaming data, Young Sheldon was an instant hit after the Netflix move.

Three weeks after its arrival on Netflix, Young Sheldon became the most popular TV show in all of streaming. Per Nielsen's numbers, Young Sheldon was viewed for 1.63 billion minutes from December 4-10, counting the viewership from both Netflix and Max. That's more than enough to make it the most popular TV show in streaming that week, overall only trailing the Netflix original film Leave the World Behind.

New on Netflix

Young Sheldon's arrival in December was followed by a horde of new additions at the start of the new year. January 1st saw several big titles come to the service's lineup, including Aquaman and three of the John Wick movies.

You can check out the full list of Netflix's January 1st additions below!

Annabelle
Annie (1982)
Antz
Aquaman
Beethoven
Bruce Almighty
The Croods
Dawn of the Dead
The First Purge
Gravity
How to Train Your Dragon
It's Complicated
Jackie Brown
John Wick
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park III
Little Fockers
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Loudermilk: Seasons 1-3
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Parents
The New Americans: Gaming a Revolution
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
ONE PIECE: Marineford
Peppa Pig: Seasons 3-6
The Purge: Election Year
School of Rock
Survivor: Season 33
Survivor: Season 7
This Is 40
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Training Day
The Wonder Years: Seasons 1-2 (2021)
Bitconned -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Fool Me Once (GB) -- NETFLIX SERIES
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY