That statistic comes from Nielsen, which stated that “Lucifer” was watched for 1.284 billion minutes from May 24 to May 30. The popularity of “Lucifer” is such that the show garnered more viewing minutes than the second and third most-watched show’s of the week — Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” and “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” — during that time period.
“Lucifer” is a superhero show based on the DC Comics character co-created by Neil Gaiman (whose “The Sandman” comic is currently being adapted into a Netflix series). Tom Ellis stars as the titular character, who begins the series by abandoning Hell to create a life for himself in Los Angeles as a consultant for the City of Los Angeles Police Department. The recently-released second half of “Lucifer” Season 5 centers on God’s decision to retire and Lucifer’s efforts to succeed him. New “Lucifer” episodes tend to be a significant draw for Netflix, which picked up the series after it was canceled by Fox in 2018. The premiere of the first half of “Lucifer” Season 5 drew in nearly 1.6 billion viewing minutes in August 2020, according to Nielsen data. A sixth and final season of the series, which is created by Tom Kapinos, was ordered by Netflix in June 2020.
Lucifer (Netflix) – 1,284 million minutes
The Kominsky Method (Netflix) – 495 million minutes
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Netflix) – 470 million minutes
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) – 439 million minutes
Ragnarok (Netflix) – 429 million minutes
Who Killed Sara (Netflix) – 396 million minutes
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) – 179 million minutes
The Upshaws (Netflix) – 165 million minutes Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
