‘Better Call Saul’ Catch-Up Viewing Before Season 6 Propels Show To No. 2 On Nielsen Streaming Chart Behind Repeat Champ ‘Bridgerton’

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Paced by the April premiere of Better Call Saul‘s new season on AMC, catch-up viewing of the show’s first five seasons propelled the show to No.

2 on Nielsen’s streaming chart for April 4 to 10.The Breaking Bad spinoff’s 50 episodes on Netflix generated 915 million minutes of streaming — not nearly the 1.6 billion of reigning No.

1 Bridgerton but impressive for a cable original.Even though it now has its own portfolio of niche streaming services, AMC has had a long history of using Netflix as a potent driver of interest in its shows.

Signature series like Mad Men and Breaking Bad saw stair-step growth from season to season in the 2010s thanks to licensing deals with Netflix.