Dominating the stream: ‘Bluey’ topped the 2024 streaming charts

The Australian cartoon children’s show “Bluey” was at the top Nielsen’s overall streaming list for 2024.

For decades now, streaming has changed the way people watch TV. With various types of streaming services at your fingertips, you can watch whatever you want, as many times as you want.

According to Nielsen’s streaming report, there were 12 trillion minutes spent streaming in the U.S. in 2024, which is equal to 23 million years of streaming.

Here’s more about how “Bluey” did and why it was No. 1 overall in 2024.

‘Bluey’ is a favorite for everyone

“Bluey” follows the adventures of the 6-year-old blue heeler dog Bluey, her little sister Bingo, and their friends and family as they use imagination to bring joy and fun to everyday life.

According to Nielsen, “Bluey” had 55.62 billion minutes watched on Disney+ from Jan. 1-Dec. 29 and never dropped from the top 10 throughout the whole year. This is impressive considering that each episode is about seven minutes long.

This is “within striking distance” of the 57.7 billion minutes that the TV show “Suits” was streamed in 2023, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

However, all those minutes weren’t just from kids under 10; adults found a love for the show as well.

One parent review on Common Sense Media said that “in a world FULL of hustle and bustle, this show reminds me of what it is like to be (and think like) a child again.”

They continued, “It also helps me as a parent/guardian to remember to pick my battles, work together and you can accomplish ANYTHING!”

Who knew that a show about cartoon dogs would make such an impact on kids and parents?

Top TV shows and movies in 2024

Nielsen measures and ranks the programs based on the total viewing minutes and put them into different content types. Here are the ones that made the list.

Overall top 10/acquired TV shows

1. “Bluey” (55.62 billion minutes)
2. “Grey’s Anatomy” (47.85 billion minutes)
3. “Family Guy” (42.44 billion minutes)
4. “Bob’s Burgers” (36.80 billion minutes)
5. “NCIS” (35.91 billion minutes)
6. “Young Sheldon” (32.08 billion minutes)
7. “The Big Bang Theory” (29.72 billion minutes)
8. “Law & Order: SVU” (28.72 billion minutes)
9. “Criminal Minds” (28.40 billion minutes)
10. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (27.87 billion minutes)

Top 10 original series

1. “Bridgerton” (21.42 billion minutes)
2. “Love Is Blind” (16.42 billion minutes)
3. “The Boys” (13.58 billion minutes)
4. “The Lincoln Lawyer” (12.44 billion minutes)
5. “Fallout” (11.95 billion minutes)
6. “Futurama” (11.75 billion minutes)
7. “Fool Me Once” (10.89 billion minutes)
8. “Evil” (10.76 billion minutes)
9. “Gabby’s Dollhouse” (10.74 billion minutes)
10. “Reacher” (10.57 billion minutes)

Top 10 movies

1. “Moana” (13.03 billion minutes)
2. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (11.72 billion minutes)
3. “Trolls Band Together” (7.44 billion minutes)
4. “Minions” (6.77 billion minutes)
5. “Encanto” (6.61 billion minutes)
6. “Frozen” (6.28 billion minutes)
7. “Paw Patrol: The Movie” (6.05 billion minutes)
8. “Inside Out” (5.78 billion minutes)
9. “The Boss Baby” (5.69 billion minutes)
10. “Red One” (5.57 billion minutes)