Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Was Streamer’s Most Successful Original Premiere in Nearly a Year During Launch Week

The series was fourth on Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming original programs

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Despite a ton of new streaming titles last month, nothing could touch “Ozark.” However, it was Hulu’s “Candy” that managed to catch a ton of attention in its release week — marking the streamer’s most successful original launch in nearly a year.

The final episodes of “Ozark” easily secured the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s Top 10 list for the week of May 9-15. According to Nielsen, the drama series netted more than 1.7 billion minutes viewed, which was a nearly 50% decrease from the week prior but still almost a billion minutes ahead of “The Lincoln Lawyer” — the second series on the list.

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