Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story.' Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The third iteration of Netflix's Monster anthology started its run in the same place as the previous two: at the top of the streaming charts. Monster: The Ed Gein Story led Nielsen's rankings for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5 with 1.53 billion viewing minutes (it premiered Oct. 3). That's a little behind the 1.72 billion minutes for the Menendez brothers-focused second season in 2024 (which, in turn, was well off the pace of 2022's first season, which had a huge debut of more than 3.6 billion minutes of watch time). Coming in second place was Wayward, which grew by 54 percent over its premiere week on Netflix to 1.3 billion minutes of viewing. It was the only other title to clear the billion-minute threshold for the week. Related Stories TV TV Ratings: 'IT: Welcome to Derry' Scares Up Big Premiere Audience TV TV Ratings: 'DWTS' and 'High Potential' Continue Strong Runs, 'Task' Finale Scores As the 2025-26 broadcast TV season kicked into gear, several network shows with big libraries posted week to week gains as viewers caught up on past seasons or watched the first episodes of new ones. The 817 million minutes of viewing for NCIS (across three platforms) were the most for the show since June, and Law & Order (768 million) grew by 19 percent week to week. Law & Order: SVU (631 million) charted for the first time in three weeks. Amid those gains, however, one of the longer streaks in the five-year history of Nielsen's streaming charts ended. Grey's Anatomy fell off the rankings for the first time since June 2023, a run of 120 weeks. Also of note: Halo (562 million minutes on Paramount+) re-entered the charts for the first time since March 2024, with viewers likely revisiting the show in anticipation of the announcement of a new installment of the video game on which the show is based. Prime Video's Play Dirty, starring Mark Wahlberg, led the movie rankings with 788 million viewing minutes. It ended a three-week run in the No. 1 spot for KPop Demon Hunters, but the Netflix smash didn't fall far, racking up another 731 million minutes of watch time to finish second among all streaming films. Nielsen's streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don't include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries. The top streaming titles for Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2025, are below. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed The 'Spartacus: House of Ashur' Red-Band Trailer Is So Very Bloody streaming Breeders' Cup World Championships 2025: How to Watch the Horse Racing Event Online for Free Peacock Is Peacock Stuck at 41 Million Subscribers? Thursday Night Football How to Watch 'Thursday Night Football' Online for Free Obituaries Kent Gibson, Emmy-Winning Sound Designer on Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos,' Dies at 77 TV Ratings TV Ratings: 'IT: Welcome to Derry' Scares Up Big Premiere Audience Live Feed The 'Spartacus: House of Ashur' Red-Band Trailer Is So Very Bloody streaming Breeders' Cup World Championships 2025: How to Watch the Horse Racing Event Online for Free Peacock Is Peacock Stuck at 41 Million Subscribers? Thursday Night Football How to Watch 'Thursday Night Football' Online for Free Obituaries Kent Gibson, Emmy-Winning Sound Designer on Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos,' Dies at 77 TV Ratings TV Ratings: 'IT: Welcome to Derry' Scares Up Big Premiere Audience