The Umbrella Academy, Prison Break, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: The most-streamed TV in the US, August 2024

August saw an entirely new slate of most-streamed shows, meaning that none of the most-viewed appeared on the list in July. The Umbrella Academy, Prison Break, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder top titles in the US. The chart below shows how many views and viewers each title had. The chart also shows the average number of views per viewer (Vs/Vr), which indicates how much people are binging a particular title. All the shows listed are new to the rankings this month.

The fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy dropped on August eighth, helping the title earn 160.2 million views from over 20 million viewers. The show’s Vs/Vr (views per viewer) of eight indicates that fans are either rewatching new episodes or digging into the archives, as the new season only has six episodes. 

Prison Break may be new to this list but it’s not new to viewers. The crime drama wrapped originally in 2009 before releasing a revival series in 2017. However, it’s August release on Netflix has given the show new life with 97.6 million views from 5.3 million viewers in August.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder debuts with 89.3 million views from 18.9 million viewers. The show’s Vs/Vr of 5 suggests that this gripping mystery series is being devoured quickly by its audience, thanks to its engaging plot and strong characters.

A Discovery of Witches is a British fantasy series about a historian who finds a magic book. It garnered 73.2 million views from 9.1 million viewers. The discovery pushes her reluctantly back into the world of witchcraft. 

Cobra Kai amassed 63.9 million views from 7.4 million viewers following the July 18 release of the first half of the fifth season. The next five episodes are slated for release in November. 

Batman: Caped Crusader, is the only entry for Prime on a Netflix-dominated list.  With 61.9 million views and 10.2 million viewers, the noir-themed animated reboot shows interest in the franchise is still strong. 

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Methodology: YouGov Behavioral: Media Consumption is an audience streaming tracker, monitoring reported streaming attitudes and behaviours with verified SVOD & AVOD viewership data across multiple streaming services. It is backed by 160,000 activated accounts and the ability to connect to YouGov’s panel of 22 million+ registered members.