Netflix’s Love Is Blind Season 8 Premieres to Impressive Viewership
The highly anticipated eighth season of Netflix’s Love Is Blind made a striking debut on Valentine’s Day, capturing significant attention and substantial viewership.
During the week of February 10-16, the show amassed a remarkable 1.07 billion viewing minutes, as reported by Nielsen. This figure surpasses the premiere week totals from its previous seasons—season six recorded 907 million minutes in the same week a year prior, while season seven garnered 1.05 billion minutes at its launch in October.
It’s notable that Nielsen includes the viewing hours from all episodes in its weekly statistics. Of the total viewing minutes for Love Is Blind, approximately 95 percent—or about 1.02 billion minutes—were attributed to the newly released episodes that debuted on February 14.
Other Streaming Hits of the Week
In the overall streaming landscape, Sweet Magnolias claimed the top position with 1.16 billion minutes, experiencing a nine percent week-on-week increase. This pushed the show ahead of the competition. Cobra Kai also made waves, ranking second with 1.14 billion viewing minutes, following the release of its final episodes. Despite being a previous leader, The Night Agent fell to fifth place with 952 million minutes after leading for the three weeks prior.
Apple TV+ saw a milestone achievement with its series Severance, which reached 681 million viewing minutes, marking its highest performance to date and placing it in fifth among original series. Additionally, the movie The Gorge debuted on the movie rankings with 403 million minutes of viewing.
Streaming Ratings Insights
Nielsen’s streaming metrics focus solely on television set viewership, excluding data from mobile devices and computers. Furthermore, the ratings reflect only the U.S. audience, without accounting for international viewers. Below is a summary of the top streaming titles from February 10-16, 2025:
Overall Streaming Rankings
- Sweet Magnolias (Netflix) – 1.16 billion minutes viewed
- Cobra Kai (Netflix) – 1.14 billion minutes
- Bluey (Disney+) – 1.11 billion minutes
- Love Is Blind (Netflix) – 1.07 billion minutes
- The Night Agent (Netflix) – 952 million minutes
- Grey’s Anatomy (Hulu/Netflix) – 791 million minutes
- NCIS (Hulu/Netflix/Paramount+) – 778 million minutes
- The Big Bang Theory (Max) – 777 million minutes
- Bob’s Burgers (Hulu) – 719 million minutes
- Resident Alien (Netflix/Peacock) – 717 million minutes
Top Original Series
- Sweet Magnolias – 1.16 billion minutes
- Cobra Kai – 1.14 billion minutes
- Love Is Blind – 1.07 billion minutes
- The Night Agent – 952 million minutes
- Severance (Apple TV+) – 681 million minutes
- The Recruit (Netflix) – 584 million minutes
- Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix) – 581 million minutes
- Paradise (Hulu) – 487 million minutes
- Invincible (Prime Video) – 475 million minutes
- Cassandra (Netflix) – 465 million minutes
Leading Acquired Series
- Bluey – 1.11 billion minutes
- Grey’s Anatomy – 791 million minutes
- NCIS – 778 million minutes
- The Big Bang Theory – 777 million minutes
- Bob’s Burgers – 719 million minutes
- Resident Alien – 717 million minutes
- Family Guy (Hulu) – 713 million minutes
- Law & Order: SVU (Hulu/Peacock) – 678 million minutes
- The Rookie (Hulu) – 664 million minutes
- American Dad (Hulu) – 658 million minutes
Movies Rankings
- Aftermath (Netflix) – 667 million minutes
- La Dolce Villa (Netflix) – 506 million minutes
- The Gorge (Apple TV+) – 403 million minutes
- Kinda Pregnant (Netflix) – 401 million minutes
- Trial by Fire (2018) (Netflix) – 400 million minutes
- You’re Cordially Invited (Prime Video) – 356 million minutes
- Back in Action (Netflix) – 219 million minutes
- Sing (Netflix) – 212 million minutes
- Uncle Drew (Netflix) – 203 million minutes
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Peacock) – 200 million minutes
For more detailed insights and analytics, refer to the source.