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Reacher Hits Billion-Minute Mark for Fifth Week as Major Crimes Enters Chart

Prime Video's Reacher topped 1 billion viewing minutes for a fifth straight week, while TNT procedural Major Crimes debuted on the Nielsen charts after landing on Netflix.

By Danny Rios · September 24, 2026 · 1 min read

Published by Hollywood Tomorrow

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Prime Video action flagship *Reacher* maintained its dominant run across domestic living rooms, logging more than 1 billion viewing minutes for a fifth consecutive week, according to Nielsen data reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

The sustained performance cements the Alan Ritchson-led drama as one of the most consistent viewership anchors on ad-supported and subscription platforms this year. Crossing the billion-minute benchmark over five straight measurement periods is a threshold typically dominated by high-volume acquired catalog programming rather than weekly or seasonal originals.

At the same time, the Nielsen rankings registered a notable entry from linear television's back catalog. Former TNT procedural *Major Crimes*, which originally wrapped its six-season run on basic cable in 2018, surfaced on the charts following its recent arrival on Netflix.

The debut of *Major Crimes* illustrates the ongoing platform demand for long-running police procedurals capable of generating passive, repeat viewing. As Hollywood Tomorrow has noted throughout recent distribution shifts, major SVOD platforms continue to aggressively license legacy broadcast and cable inventory to stabilize churn and manage content expenditure.

The tandem success of *Reacher* on Prime Video and *Major Crimes* on Netflix points to the dual imperative governing current streaming strategy: tentpole originals drive new subscriptions, while deep libraries of episodic television sustain daily platform engagement.

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