Photo:Ian Watson / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Ian Watson / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Suits— which shotMeghan Markleto fame — is setting new streaming records.
Nielsen reported that the legal drama, which aired on the USA Network between 2011 and 2019, has set a new record as the most viewed acquired streaming title nearly four years after itsseries finale.
The show starringGabriel Macht,Patrick J. Adams,Sarah Raffertyand Markle hit 3 billion viewing minutes between its two streaming platforms Peacock andNetflixfor the week of June 26 to July 2.
On Netflix, which has the show’s first eight seasons available for streaming,Suits’ first season accumulated more than 26 million hours viewed during that week alone, according toNetflix’s Top Tenlist. The show has remained inNetflix’s Top 10 Seriesfor at least 4 weeks.
Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams as seen in the Season 2 episode ‘Zane vs. Zane.'.Ben Mark Holzberg / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Ben Mark Holzberg / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Nielsen also noted that the series is garnering interest from younger generations as the median viewing age for the series is trending younger than the series’ first run.
Suitsfollows the character of Mike Ross (Adams), who find himself working at a law firm alongside some of New York City’s best lawyers including Harvey Specter (Macht), Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) and Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman). Donna Paulson (Rafferty) is Harvey’s secretary and Rachel Zane (Markle) begins the series as a paralegal.
Shortly after Markle andPrince Harryannounced their engagement in November 2017, the cable channel announced the actress — who wasstepping away from show business entirely— was leaving the show after season 7.
Despite Markle and her costar Adams both leaving their roles after the series’ seventh season,Suitscarried on for two more seasons, concluding in 2019.
Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle as seen in the episode ‘Not Just A Pretty Face.'.Shane Mahood / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Shane Mahood / ©USA Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
The show debuted on Netflix in June, six months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s docuseriesHarry & Meghandropped on Netflix, making history as the platform’sbiggest documentary debut everwith 81.55 million viewing hours.
Markle and Prince Harry, 38, first signed amulti-year dealwith Netflix in September 2020. At the time,The New York Timesreported that the couple’s production hub, later named Archewell Productions, would exclusively make documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming for the platform.
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All nine seasons ofSuitsandHarry & Megancan be streamed in full on Netflix.
source: people.com
