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Fallout Season 2 Premieres Strong, But Declines Compared to Season 1

1/16/2026

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Fallout Season 2 premiered December 16, 2025 on Prime Video, drawing 794 million minutes the week of December 15–21 and ranking No. 7 on Nielsen’s streaming charts.
That pace is markedly lower than Season 1’s 2.9 billion minutes in its first five days.
Analysts estimate a decline, but sources say Season 2 did not suffer a drastic drop.
Competing series Landman and Stranger Things outperformed Fallout during that week.

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Fallout Season 2 premiered December 16, 2025 on Prime Video, drawing 794 million minutes the week of December 15–21 and ranking No. 7 on Nielsen’s streaming charts.
That pace is markedly lower than Season 1’s 2.9 billion minutes in its first five days.
Analysts estimate a decline, but sources say Season 2 did not suffer a drastic drop.
Competing series Landman and Stranger Things outperformed Fallout during that week.