Bluey again tops most streamed TV show in the US for 2025

The counter-cultural imperialism of Bluey continued as the Australian animated series topped the American streaming charts for the second consecutive year.

The world-famous Heeler family was the most watched series across all streaming platforms in the US by time spent in 2025, clocking 45.2 billion minutes.

While it’s down from its 2024 tally, where it achieved 55 billion minutes, there were no new instalments produced for 2025, so all of that is repeat viewing of its previous 154 episodes.

Bluey’s reign on the charts is all the more notable because with the exception of one special episode, every chapter runs for only seven minutes.

In the US, Bluey is available on Disney+, and the house of mouse is a co-production partner with Brisbane-based Ludo Studios and the BBC for the upcoming feature film set for release in August, 2027.

Bluey has proved to be immensely popular among Americans. It has become a highlight of the famed Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City with a giant Bluey balloon appearing for the past four events.

A Bluey World experience opened in Brisbane in late-2024 and was promoted by Tourism Australia into the US with a giveaway promotion on the Kelly Clarkson Show.

In a repeat of the previous year’s rankings, Grey’s Anatomy was the second most watched series on US streaming by minutes, coming in at 40.9 billion, followed by Stranger Things at 39.9 billion.

The rest of the top 10 list were NCIS, Spongebob Squarepants, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order: SVU and Criminal Minds, which suggests that broadcast shows were still immensely popular even on streaming.

Stranger Things is the only series in the top 10 that was a streaming exclusive.