Nielsen published his Unwrapped Streaming 2022, an annual report in which the consultancy analyzes the video-on-demand habits of American consumers, despite the nascent crisis facing the sector, which is no doubt piling up huge economic losses. market. And there is a protagonist in this story, even if 2022 was not its best year in terms of results: Netflix.
Indeed, 2022 It hasn’t been the best year for Netflixwhich lost users for the first time in its history and reduced its growth but even with these he stood out from the competition with some of the most watched content of the year. Especially for its original content, by far the most popular of 2022. At least in the United States, although given the implementation percentages of the major VOD services, this can be extrapolated due to the similarity in consumption habits on both sides of the pond.
For more information, Netflix is at the top of the list of original series that launched a new season of the beast in 2022: of the 15 most watched, 13 are Netflix original series and there are clear niches. Conversely, two series that sneak into the list are from Amazon Prime Video: Guys in eleventh place and with respect to the dates, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in the fifteenth. Yes: the most expensive series in history couldn’t even manage a medium-sized telenovela.

Here’s the complete list of the most-watched original video-on-demand series in the United States in 2022 (you already know where to watch them):
- foreign things
- ozark
- Wednesday
- Cobra Kai
- Bridgerton
- Virgin River
- Dahmer
- love is blind
- Inventing Anna
- Crown
- Guys
- The Great British Baking Show
- Umbrella Academy
- The Last Kingdom
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
It’s worth insisting on the original series because, as the Nielsen report points out, there are other classic series that have dominated the television consumption habits of American consumers. As an example, if it was the most watched Netflix original series of the year foreign thingsAmerican version Office he got over it. Other series that, despite their age, continue to accumulate views are Surgeons, Seinfeld, Thoughts of a criminal either The Simpsons.
On the other hand, if we’re talking about movies instead of series, among the most desired by the public – Americans, yes – are Disney’s animated hits, such as Moana and especially, Magic; but Netflix is also on this list with titles like adam project, don’t look up either The gray man. The question is… will all the credit on the platform be enough to not lose lots and lots of subscriptions once shared accounts are hacked?