Suits
Inside the Netflix Data Trove: ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Suits’ and 10,000 Titles (Almost) No One Watched
Netflix released a huge amount of streaming data Tuesday — viewing totals for more than 18,000 movies and seasons of TV for the first half of 2023. Taken as a whole, it’s almost an overwhelming amount of information that speaks to Netflix’s ability to engage its huge subscriber base (just under 239 million for the […]
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After ‘Suits’ Soared on Netflix, Expect “a Bunch of Lawyer Shows” From Rivals, Ted Sarandos Says
Ted Sarandos has welcomed a resolution to the actors strike to allow his streamer, and Hollywood, to get back to work. “We’re mostly just thrilled the strike is behind us, and getting back to what we do best and what our writers and actors do best and all of our below-the-line folks, which is make […]
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TV’s Top Scribes on the ‘Suits’ Boost, IP Envy and Burner Social Media Accounts
The intent of THR‘s annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Showrunners is to provide an accurate state of the TV union — a rundown of the writer-producers selling in an increasingly fraught media climate, making culturally relevant and awards-friendly shows and serving the masses at a time when consensus entertainment has all but vanished. […]
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‘Friends’ Streaming Rises Following Matthew Perry’s Death
With the news of Matthew Perry’s death in late October, viewers seemingly turned to his best-known role as Chandler Bing on Friends to remember him. The beloved comedy gathered 583 million minutes of viewing on Max for the week of Oct. 23-29 (Perry, 54, was found dead at his home on Oct. 28). That was […]
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‘House of Usher’ Claims Streaming No. 1, Displacing ‘Suits’
For only the second time since mid-June, Suits is not the No. 1 title in Nielsen’s streaming rankings. That honor belongs to Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher, which snagged the top spot for the week of Oct. 9-15. Writer-director Mike Flanagan’s spin on the titular Edgar Allan Poe story (and several others […]
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‘Suits’ Reclaims No. 1 Streaming Ranking
After a week in second place, Suits returned to the top of the streaming charts, extending its record run as the No. 1 overall title in Nielsen’s weekly rankings. Netflix’s Sex Education also scored well for the week of its final season premiere, and a pair of HBO series joined the rankings after their Netflix […]
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The Cast of ‘Suits,’ Then and Now
It’s been 12 years since Suits made its original television debut on June 23, 2011, but the show is currently more popular than ever. Initially titled “A Legal Mind,” the pilot, written by series creator Aaron Korsh, was picked up by USA Network on Jan, 19, 2011, with a 12-episode order that included a 90-minute […]
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‘Suits’ Companion Series in the Works at NBCUniversal
After a summer of breaking streaming records, Suits may be opening some new offices. Series creator Aaron Korsh is in the early stages of developing a show set in the world of his USA Network legal drama for NBCUniversal — but it’s not a reboot or sequel. Instead, the potential series would feature new characters and […]
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‘Suits’ Sets Streaming Chart Record for Most Weeks at No. 1
The summer of Suits continued past Labor Day, as the legal drama set a streaming chart record for most weeks as the No. 1 overall title. The former USA series, which streams on Netflix and Peacock, spent its 12th consecutive week at the top of Nielsen’s rankings, which go back three years. It had 2.36 […]
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Patrick J. Adams Apologizes for Sharing ‘Suits’ Throwback Photos Amid Actors Strike: “I’m Incredibly Sorry”
Patrick J. Adams took to social media to apologize for sharing Suits throwback photos amid the ongoing actors strike. Earlier this week, the actor, who played Mike Ross, was reminiscing on his time in the legal drama by sharing photos with several of his former co-stars, including Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman […]
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‘One Piece’ Opens Big in Streaming Rankings
Netflix’s One Piece sailed to the top of the original streaming series rankings in its first week of release. Suits, meanwhile, maintained its grip on the top of the overall charts. One Piece, a live-action adaptation of the beloved manga and anime, delivered 1.31 billion minutes of viewing in the United States for the week […]
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‘Ahsoka’ Makes Strong Debut on Streaming Charts
The newest Star Wars series on Disney+, Ahsoka, delivered a sizable viewing audience during its opening week. Suits continued its summer-long run as the top overall title. The first two episodes of Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson as the title character, had 829 million minutes of viewing in the United States for the week of Aug. […]
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