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Ted Lasso Return Sets Apple TV Viewing Record

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1- The 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 premiere drew 296.6 million minutes watched over two days on Apple TV.
2- Nielsen calls it the platform's biggest launch ever, ahead of 'Severance' and 'Pluribus'.
3- The episode logged 7.1 million estimated views and was the most-streamed U.S. program on Aug. 5.

The ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 premiere pulled 296.6 million minutes watched on Aug. 4-5, the biggest launch in Apple TV history according to Nielsen measurement, Variety reported.

Details:

  • The numbers: 296.6 million minutes across Aug. 4-5, including more than 200 million minutes on Aug. 5 alone.
  • Estimated views: 7.1 million, calculated by dividing total streaming time by the episode’s 42-minute runtime.
  • The comparison: It outpaced every prior ‘Ted Lasso’ season plus ‘Severance’ and ‘Pluribus’.
  • The story: Season 4 is set three years after Season 3, with Ted (Jason Sudeikis) returning to Richmond.

What to Watch:

Watch whether the series holds that pace across the remaining weekly episodes of Season 4, and what Nielsen reports in later measurements.

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