Big Number

450M

Taylor Sheridan’sLandmandelivered the biggest season or series premiere in Paramount+’s history with its season two opener. The streamer says the Texas-set drama amassed 9.2 million views worldwide over its first few days. With a 49-minute running time for the Nov. 16 premiere, 9.2 million views works out to 450.8 million minutes of total viewing worldwide.Full story.

Box Office

Wicked Arrives

Universal’s Thanksgiving tentpoleWicked: For Good opened to a record-smashing $150 million in North America and $226 million worldwide after topping Nov. 21’s North American chart with a massive $68.7 million from 4,115 theaters (that number includes $30.8 million in previews). Audiences are more than embracing the pic, giving it an A Cinemascore. It earned rave exit numbers on Comscore; kids in particular were enthralled.Full story.

STREAMING

The most-viewed series and movies of the week

↑The third season of Netflix’s Keri Russell seriesThe Diplomat propelled the political thriller to the overall No. 1 spot.

↑I Know What You Did Last Summer had “about a third of its audience falling into the 18-34 range, and also had a stronger turnout from Black viewers, who contributed 18% of watch time,” Nielsen adde.

↑Tulsa King‘s “audience continues to skew older (63% aged 50+) and male (58%), and also over-indexes the TV universe among Black audiences (18%),” Nielsen notes.

↑  Gunsmoke, after 70 years, is now moving up the acquired series chart to No. 8.

Inside View

The narrative behind the numbers

CBS

1 Episodes

Viewers: 6.78M

‘Origins’ Story

The Nov. 11 episode ofNCIS: Origins, part of a crossover with parent showNCIS, delivered the second-year series’ biggest audience to date. With three days of delayed viewing (but not including streaming), the episode — which featured longtimeNCIS star andOrigins EP and narrator Mark Harmon on screen — drew 6.78 million viewers. That was up from 5.58 million for its initial airing, which was also a series best in Nielsen’s same-day ratings. At 7.21 million viewers over three days,NCIShad its second-largest audience of the season so far. —Updated Nov. 19

Avatar: Fire and Ash

James Cameron’s follow-up toThe Way of Water (Dec. 19) teases a spectacular epic that includes volcano fights, family tragedy and intense action.

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