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Streaming Ratings March 9-15, 2026

Streaming Ratings March 9-15, 2026

Netflix’s One Piece returned from more than two years away to its best weekly streaming total, and Scarpetta had a solid opening week for Prime Video. Both shows, however, took a back seat to the streaming debut of Zootopia 2. The animated sequel drew 1.72 billion minutes of viewing time for Disney+ in the week of March 9-15 (the movie debuted March 11 on the platform). Zootopia 2 also gave a boost to its predecessor; Zootopia’s 381 million viewing minutes were more than double its total for the previous week. On Nielsen’s streaming series charts, One Piece scored 1.62 billion minutes of viewing with the premiere of its second season. That’s a series high; its previous best was 1.39 billion minutes in September 2023, a week after its first season debuted. Virgin River (1.39 billion minutes) also returned to the rankings with the premiere of its seventh season. Scarpetta, based on Patricia Cornwell’s best-selling crime novels, premiered with 952 million minutes of watch time on Prime Video. That was good for sixth place among all …

Inside Virgin River star Kandyse McClure’s ‘intense’ fitness routine – exclusive

Inside Virgin River star Kandyse McClure’s ‘intense’ fitness routine – exclusive

Virgin River may be an easy show for fans to watch, but it is a difficult one to prepare for. Kandyse McClure, who stars as Kaia Bryant in the Netflix drama, is proof of just that. Season seven of Virgin River premiered on Thursday, March 12, 2026, garnering more than seven million views on Netflix globally in its first four days of release. A key character of this season is Kaia and her work as a firefighter in the aftermath of the Yosemite wildfires. To prepare for the physical role of a firefighter, Kandyse had to “really intensify” her training. In a recent conversation, she told HELLO!: “My preparation for Kaia is quite physical. It’s why I started running and like strength training.” © Courtesy of NetflixKandyse’s character is in a relationship with Preacher The 45-year-old actress explained: “I really try to lift heavy weights, do very kind of intense, extreme things – hot yoga and sauna – because that sort of mirrors the kind of intensity that I feel I need [in the role].” …