Australian children's series Bluey has retained its position as the most streamed show in the United States for the second consecutive year, outperforming Netflix's Stranger Things, according to Nielsen's year-end viewing data released on Thursday.
The animated programme, available on Disney+, accumulated 45.2 billion minutes of viewing across the US in 2025. This total was achieved with a catalogue of just 154 episodes, most of which are under ten minutes long. The series, which follows a family of heeler dogs, has become a global phenomenon since its debut in 2018, praised for its emotional storytelling.
Netflix's science-fiction drama Stranger Things, which released its fifth and final season in 2025, was the most watched original series of the year with nearly 40 billion minutes streamed, placing it third overall. ABC's Grey's Anatomy took second place with 40.92 billion minutes on Netflix and Hulu.
Bluey concluded its third season in April 2024 with a 28-minute special. A feature-length film is scheduled for theatrical release in 2027, written and directed by creator Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio with BBC Studios.
Nielsen's report, which ended on 28 December, noted that Stranger Things' figures do not include its series finale, released on New Year's Eve. Total streaming consumption in the US reached 16.7 trillion minutes in 2025, a 19 per cent increase from the previous year.
