Apple TV+ 'Ted Lasso' season finale ninth in Nielsen streaming ratings

Following its first appearance in Nielsen's weekly streaming chart since Apple TV+'s inclusion, the Jason Sudeikis sports comedy reappeared in the chart for the week of October 4 to October 10, narrowly getting into the top ten SOVD Programs chart in ninth place.

The figures, shared by Variety lists "Ted Lasso" at 507 million minutes, Nielsen's metric for measuring popularity of a show. The episode for that week was the season finale for the second run of shows.

The Apple TV+ show, the only one to appear in the listings, lie behind seven shows that aired on Netflix, including "Seinfeld" and "Squid Game," with the latter securing over 3 billion minutes of watchtime. Disney+ also beat "Ted Lasso," with "Black Widow" achieving fifth place with 676 million minutes.

Under the Top 10 SOVD Originals list, "Ted Lasso" improves its position to fifth, behind Netflix's "Squid Game" in first, "Maid" (1,904 million minutes), "On My Block" (776 million minutes), and "Midnight Mass" (707 million minutes.)

The Apple TV+ comedy narrowly beat Netflix's "Great British Baking Show," which took sixth place for the week at 505 million minutes.

"Ted Lasso" has been a critical hit for Apple TV+, as well as a commercial one. It achieved Emmy history with four gongs, as well as three Television Critics Association awards, among other accolades.

Ahead of the third season, the cast, writers, and producers of the show negotiated significant salary increases. After reportedly earning around $250,000 to $300,000 per episode, star Sudeikis is expected to be paid around $1 million per episode for the third season.