‘Crystal Lake’ Hits 1.3 Billion Minutes Watched in 11 Days, Becoming Peacock’s No. 4 Scripted Debut Ever
Peacock’s “Crystal Lake”, a prequel to “Friday the 13th”, recorded 1.3 billion minutes watched in its first 11 days, making it the platform’s fourth most-watched scripted original series. The figure signals a strong debut for the series and places it among the most-viewed streaming originals during the reported week.
The series’ 398-minute runtime equates to an estimated 3.3 million views. Nielsen ranked it third among streaming original series and first-season series across television in the week of 19 October; Sprout Social measured 1.8 billion social media impressions in one day and more than 7.6 million video views over 11 days. Created and showrun by Brad Caleb Kane, the series follows Pam Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini, as strangers investigating her past arrive in Crystal Lake.
In short
- “Crystal Lake” drew 1.3 billion viewing minutes in 11 days.
- It is Peacock’s fourth most-watched scripted original series.
- Nielsen ranked it third among streaming originals that week.
Explained simply
Friday the 13th is a horror franchise built around Crystal Lake, a summer camp associated with a series of murders. The new series is set before the events of the original films and follows Pam Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini, as people looking into her past arrive in the town.
Peacock is the streaming service that commissioned the series, which was created and led by showrunner Brad Caleb Kane. Its viewing figures offer one measure of how many people watched; rankings and social media activity track different kinds of audience attention.