The latest streaming and TV ratings, box office grosses, industry data — and the narratives behind the numbers of the most-watched movies and TV shows.
Updated daily: June 25, 2026
Edited by Erik Hayden and Rick Porter
STREAMING
The most-viewed series and movies of the week
Viewers’ choices in TV viewing in April looked a lot like they did in March, according to Nielsen’s Gauge stats released on June 25. Streaming held steady at 47.6 percent of all TV use in the U.S., with YouTube (13.4 percent of viewing) staying in the lead among both individual streamers and media conglomerates. Cable edged up to 21.6 percent of viewing with help from the NCAA men’s basketball championship, and broadcast viewing slipped a few tenths of a point to 19.9 percent. In the media distributor gauge, Disney (10.3 percent of TV viewing) finished second to YouTube, with NBCUniversal and Versant (8.2 percent). Notably, Paramount (7.9 percent) just passed Netflix (7.8 percent) month-to-month in the media distributor snapshot, completing the top five.
↑ After debuting at No. 2 overall the previous week, The Boroughs rose to the top spot for May 25-31 with 1.74 billion minutes of viewing time. The show grew by about 45 percent week to week, with the largest cohort of viewers falling in the over-50 demographic — not a huge surprise for a show set in a retirement community.
↑ Netflix’s documentary The Crash (564 million minutes) held onto the top spot among movies.
↑ Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, finished second among original series with 851 million minutes for its premiere week on Prime Video. Euphoria (730 million minutes) also hit a high mark on the Nielsen charts for the week leading up to its May 31 series finale.
↑ Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe spinoff made it on to the acquired series chart as well, with CBS’ Marshals‘ hitting the top 10.
BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed network shows
What’s premiering on TV this week:
Thursday, June 25
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
8 p.m.: CMA Fest (ABC)
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT: The Bear (final season; all episodes on Hulu, weekly release on FX)
Friday, June 26
9 p.m.: Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness (HBO/HBO Max)
Sunday, June 28
8 p.m.: BET Awards (BET)
Monday, June 29
Adventure Time: Side Quests (Disney+/Hulu)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
Fox/Tele
Viewers 4.43M
Gooooooal!
The men’s World Cup is putting up big ratings for its U.S. broadcasters. Fox Sports and Telemundo averaged a combined 4 million-plus viewers per match in the week of June 15-21 — not including streaming of Telemundo’s telecasts on Peacock, which is accounting for about a third of the total audience for the Spanish-language presentations. The U.S.-Australia match Friday afternoon (and thus not part of the primetime top 10) combined for more than 19 million on-air viewers. Nielsen said 44 percent of World Cup viewing thus far comes from adults 18-49, an extremely high concentration of that demographic for broadcast TV.
BOX OFFICE
The highest-grossing films domestically each weekend
↑ The launch of Toy Story 5 marks a record for the franchise, topping Toy Story 4‘s $120.9 million launch in 2019.
Big Number
$312M
Disney and Pixar unwrapped a major box office gift with Toy Story 5, which is headed toward the biggest opening of the year so far of $160 million at the domestic box office. Internationally, it is pulling in $152 million, for a global start of $312 million. Both the domestic and global launch numbers are the biggest of 2026 so far, topping the Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie, which had a three-day launch of $130.9 million domestically in April.
Expectations
Losing Steam
Steven Spielberg and Universal’s original sci-fi feature Disclosure Day is falling 62 percent and is expected to earn around $17 million in its second weekend after opening to $44 million. It will end the weekend with a domestic tally of about $78.2 million and $160.4 million globally. The film has a “B” score from audiences polled by Cinemascore and sits at 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
BROADWAY
The top theatrical productions each week
↑ In its final week on Broadway, Chess jumped up over $426,000 to hit $1.8 million. The musical, which opened in October and stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, played to 99.5 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre and the average ticket price jumped up to $155.
Trailer Spotlight
Brand New Day
Sony and Marvel’s latest Spider-Man feature takes place in a world in which everyone has forgotten who Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) is — including his closest confidants, MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon). In theaters July 31.
PREVIEW
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
NEWS FEED
Stephen Chow’s ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Spinoff ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Lands Worldwide Distribution Rights Deal
Singapore distributor Encore Films has acquired worldwide rights outside China to the ‘Shaolin Soccer’ follow-up, which is Chow’s first film as director since 2019 and stars Zhang Xiaofei, Dilraba Dilmurat and Lay Zhang.
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‘Toy Story 5’ Lands Top Domestic Opening of Year with $160M, Hits $312M Globally
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ is falling 69 percent, while sensation ‘Obsession’ will finally post a weekend gross smaller than its opening tally.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones Starrer ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ Lands 2027 Date
‘CODA’ filmmaker Siân Heder is behind the Paramount adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s novel.
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Duffer Brothers’ Mysterious Event Movie Set for 2028 at Paramount
The duo’s project will arrive on Nov. 3, 2028.
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Ariana Grande Breaks Down in Tears During Los Angeles Tour Stop: “This Is So Overwhelming”
It wasn’t rain but tears that fell on the superstar singer as emotions took over while sitting in the lights at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night amid her Eternal Sunshine Tour: “Holy shit. Holy fuck. Thank you.”
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China’s Underdog Box Office Phenomenon ‘Dear You’ Lands U.K., France Release
The Teochew-language family drama — reportedly made for about $2 million and now nearing $250 million in China — opens in U.K. and Irish cinemas on June 26, with France to follow.
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‘Disclosure Day’ Touches Down With $44 Million Opening, ‘Obsession’ Defies Gravity in Week 5
Steven Spielberg’s UFO movie will be his top opening for an original movie, while Curry Barker’s horror hit is the rare movie to have four consecutive weekends bigger than its opening.
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