The Five Star Weekend Hits 1B Minutes on Peacock — SkimNews
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- The Five Star Weekend premiered on Peacock on July 9 and racked up over 1 billion viewing minutes in its first week, becoming the streamer's top scripted title of all time per first-party data.
- Early Nielsen data places the series among the Top 5 original streaming titles for the week of July 6–12, though full streaming rankings won't be released for another month.
- Sprout's social content rankings named the show the No. 1 most social streaming premiere for the week of July 6, generating over 13 million video views.
- Jennifer Garner stars as Hollis Shaw, a celebrated cook and best-selling author who, after a devastating personal loss, invites three friends from different life stages — plus a surprise guest — to her Nantucket home.
- The ensemble cast also includes D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Harlow Jane, and Timothy Olyphant.
- Universal Global Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces the series.
Why it matters: A 1-billion-minute first week makes this Peacock's strongest scripted launch ever — a rare benchmark that lifts both the streamer's originals slate and parent company NBCUniversal's competitive position in the streaming wars, while also driving outsized social buzz (13M video views) that amplifies marketing value.
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