The next biggest show was
Grey’s Anatomy, which was also broadcast via Netflix, with an estimated 39.4 billion minutes streamed.
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Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season three. Credit: Netflix
Variety notes that older TV shows such as these generated more streaming volume overall in 2020 owing to them typically comprising more episodes than newer originals.
Among the fresh series,
Ozark topped the list with US viewers watching 30.5 billion minutes of during 2020 across a total of 28 episodes.
Some may have thought it strange to see streaming services paying hundreds of millions of dollars just to secure the exclusive rights to older sitcoms, but the numbers have once again backed up the spending. Everyone knew that The Office was immensely popular throughout its run on Netflix, right [.]