Shrinking Tops Apple TV in 2026 With 5.2 Billion Minutes, Reaching Nielsen's Top 20
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Aug 4
Shrinking Tops Apple TV in 2026 With 5.2 Billion Minutes, Reaching Nielsen's Top 20
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Aug 4
Summary
Nielsen’s first-half 2026 data put Shrinking at 5.2 billion minutes viewed, making it Apple TV’s most-watched series of the year so far.
The comedy-drama ranked No. 20 among streaming original series, a notable result for Apple TV, whose titles rarely appear on Nielsen’s cross-platform charts.
Shrinking sat close to several shows in the 5 billion-minute range, including Love Is Blind and Paradise, and a modest lift could have pushed it as high as No. 14.
Stranger Things and The Pitt led the original-series ranking with 23 billion and 21 billion minutes, underscoring the gap between Apple’s top performer and the market leaders.
The data arrives as Ted Lasso returns for season 4; both series share a creator, and Shrinking is also expected to come back next year for its own fourth season.