Arnold Schwarzenegger's debut web series FUBAR emerged as the most-watched TV show in the US during its opening week with 1,534 million viewing minutes, according to the latest Nielsen Top 10 ranking.
The action comedy, streaming on Netflix, garnered 1.5 billion viewing minutes from May 22 to May 28, despite being available for only four days during this period.
“Thank you all for making FUBAR a huge hit. I can’t wait for Season 2,” Schwarzenegger wrote on Instagram, reacting to the latest ranking of most-watched TV shows in the US.
FUBAR is an American action-comedy series developed by Nick Santora. It marks Schwarzenegger's first major role in a scripted live-action TV show. The story revolves around Luke Brunner (played by Schwarzenegger) and his daughter Emma (Monica Barbaro), both of whom have been keeping secrets from each other as CIA operatives. Upon discovering the truth, they realise their lack of knowledge about one another.
CBS show S.W.A.T. secured the second position in Nielsen's weekly streaming rankings, amassing 1.4 billion minutes of viewership across Hulu, Paramount+, and Netflix. The series initially entered the chart at No. 8 but experienced a surge in popularity following CBS's initial decision to cancel it after six seasons, which was later reversed. Consequently, the procedural is now slated to return for a seventh and final season on the network.
Taking the third spot in the rankings was the sports drama All American, which concluded its fifth season on the CW on May 15 and subsequently became available on Netflix starting May 23. During the viewing window, the series garnered 893 million minutes of viewership over a span of six days.
Another CBS show, NCIS, also made an appearance on the chart, securing the fourth position with 871 million minutes of viewing across Netflix and Paramount+. Ted Lasso earned the fifth spot with 769 million viewing minutes.
