The Office Was Reportedly 2020’s Most Streamed Show

According to the Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings service, The Office was the most streamed show in the United States in 2020 with over 57 billion minutes watched. As reported by Variety, The Office was far-and-away the most watched show, with Grey's Anatomy taking second place with 39.4 billion minutes watched and Criminal Minds placing third with 34.4 billion minutes watched. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/01/the-top-10-office-episodes-of-all-time"] The Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings service measure Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney Plus, and Netflix accounted for the top 10 acquired series streamed. Disney+'s The Mandalorian was the only non-Netflix show to make it to the top 10 original series streamed. Speaking of original series, Netflix's Ozark took the number one spot with 30.4 billion minutes streamed, followed by Lucifer and The Crown. Disney+ claimed seven of the top 10 spots in the streaming movies category, with Frozen 2 taking first place with 14.9 billion minutes watched, Moana taking second with 10.5 billion minutes watched, and The Secret Life of Pets taking third with 9.1 billion minutes watched. It's important to note that the Nielsen estimates are estimated solely on viewing on connected TVs, and does not take into account mobile devices and computers. The full list of top streaming series and movies is as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/21/best-tv-series-of-the-year-2020-winner"]

Top Streaming Content of 2020: Acquired Series

  1. The Office (Netflix) - 57.1 billion minutes watched
  2. Grey's Anatomy (Netflix) - 39.4 billion minutes watched
  3. Criminal Minds (Netflix) - 35.4 billion minutes watched
  4. NCIS (Netflix) - 28.1 billion minutes watched
  5. Schitt's Creek (Netflix) - 23.7 billion minutes watched
  6. Supernatural (Netflix) - 20.3 billion minutes watched
  7. Shameless (Netflix) - 18.2 billion minutes watched
  8. New Girl (Netflix) - 14.5 billion minutes watched
  9. The Blacklist (Netflix) - 14.4 billion minutes watched
  10. Vampire Diaries (Netflix) - 14.0 billion minutes watched

Top Streaming Content of 2020: Original Series

  1. Ozark (Netflix) - 30.4 billion minutes watched
  2. Lucifer (Netflix) - 18.9 billion minutes watched
  3. The Crown (Netflix) - 16.2 billion minutes watched
  4. Tiger King (Netflix) - 15.6 billion minutes watched
  5. The Mandalorian (Disney+) - 14.5 billion minutes watched
  6. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) - 13.4 billion minutes watched
  7. The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) - 13.2 billion minutes watched
  8. Boss Baby: Back in Business (Netflix) - 12.6 billion minutes watched
  9. Longmire (Netflix) - 11.3 billion minutes watched
  10. You (Netflix) - 10.9 billion minutes watched

Top Streaming Content of 2020: Movies

  1. Frozen 2 (Disney+) - 14.9 billion minutes watched
  2. Moana (Disney+) - 10.5 billion minutes watched
  3. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Netflix) - 9.1 billion minutes watched
  4. Onward (Disney+) - 8.3 billion minutes watched
  5. Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (Netflix) - 6.1 billion minutes watched
  6. Hamilton (Disney+) - 6.1 billion minutes watched
  7. Spenser Confidential (Netflix) - 5.3 billion minutes watched
  8. Aladdin (2019) (Disney+) - 5.1 billion minutes watched
  9. Toy Story 4 (Disney+) - 4.4 billion minutes watched
  10. Zootopia (Disney+) - 4.4 billion minutes watched
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/21/best-movie-of-the-year-2020-winner"] For more on The Office, which has officially left Netflix for Peacock, check out our ranking of the top 25 Office episodes of all time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Asus Announces a Trio of HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitors For the New Consoles

Asus is has announced a trio of HDMI 2.1 enabled gaming monitors that'll be perfect for the latest consoles. Starting with the biggest one, the ROG Swift XG43UQ is a 43-inch 4K gaming monitor with a VA panel and a 144Hz refresh rate. This monitor offers up the brightest picture of the bunch with a 1000-nit peak brightness and covers 90% DCI-P3 of the color gamut. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=asus-rog-swift-xg43uq&captions=true"] Best of all, the ROG Swift XG43UQ has two HDMI 2.1 ports so you’ll be able to connect both your Xbox Series X and PS5 to this display. You’ll also find one DisplayPort 1.4 port with Display Stream Compression (DSC), which essentially allows this monitor to push a 144Hz experience at 4K without running into chroma-subsampling or any drop in visual quality. The Asus ROG Swift XG43UQ also incorporates ELMB Sync to eliminate smearing and motion blur, which results in sharper looking animation for more fluid and responsive gameplay. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=asus-rog-swift-pg32uq&captions=true"]

Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ

Asus claims the ROG Swift PG32UQ is the first 32-inch gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 to take advantage of its 4K IPS panel with a 144Hz refresh rate. Better yet it has two HDMI 2.1 ports plus one DisplayPort 1.4 port with DSC. The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ  also features a fantastically bright and vibrant panel that displays 98% DCI-P3 color space and hits a 600-nit peak brightness. It also comes with G-Sync and Reflex Latency Analyzer modules, so you get real hardware-based G-Sync and you can measure how long a gaming mouse click takes to translate to on-screen action.

Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A

Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A

Last up is the Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A, a 28-inch 4K gaming monitor with an IPS panel, 144Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time. On this display you also get 125% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 color coverage, 400-nits of peak brightness, ELMB Sync, and variable refresh rate technology. Asus has yet to set pricing for any of these monitors, but they will roll out in the second quarter of 2021, so expect them to drop sometime between April and July. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Asus Announces a Trio of HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitors For the New Consoles

Asus is has announced a trio of HDMI 2.1 enabled gaming monitors that'll be perfect for the latest consoles. Starting with the biggest one, the ROG Swift XG43UQ is a 43-inch 4K gaming monitor with a VA panel and a 144Hz refresh rate. This monitor offers up the brightest picture of the bunch with a 1000-nit peak brightness and covers 90% DCI-P3 of the color gamut. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=asus-rog-swift-xg43uq&captions=true"] Best of all, the ROG Swift XG43UQ has two HDMI 2.1 ports so you’ll be able to connect both your Xbox Series X and PS5 to this display. You’ll also find one DisplayPort 1.4 port with Display Stream Compression (DSC), which essentially allows this monitor to push a 144Hz experience at 4K without running into chroma-subsampling or any drop in visual quality. The Asus ROG Swift XG43UQ also incorporates ELMB Sync to eliminate smearing and motion blur, which results in sharper looking animation for more fluid and responsive gameplay. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=asus-rog-swift-pg32uq&captions=true"]

Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ

Asus claims the ROG Swift PG32UQ is the first 32-inch gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 to take advantage of its 4K IPS panel with a 144Hz refresh rate. Better yet it has two HDMI 2.1 ports plus one DisplayPort 1.4 port with DSC. The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ  also features a fantastically bright and vibrant panel that displays 98% DCI-P3 color space and hits a 600-nit peak brightness. It also comes with G-Sync and Reflex Latency Analyzer modules, so you get real hardware-based G-Sync and you can measure how long a gaming mouse click takes to translate to on-screen action.

Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A

Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A

Last up is the Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A, a 28-inch 4K gaming monitor with an IPS panel, 144Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time. On this display you also get 125% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 color coverage, 400-nits of peak brightness, ELMB Sync, and variable refresh rate technology. Asus has yet to set pricing for any of these monitors, but they will roll out in the second quarter of 2021, so expect them to drop sometime between April and July. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

The Batman: The Riddler, Creepy Killer in Reboot, Gets His Own Soft Drink Tie-In

Mountain Dew will reportedly release a new soda to tie in with Matt Reeves' The Batman. More specifically, the flavor is themed after one of The Caped Crusader's most notorious villains, The Riddler. Best Products reports (via Batman News) PepsiCo will release "Riddler's Brew," a new limited-edition Mountain Dew flavor, to celebrate the release of The Batman in 2022. The soda is a dark blue color, which is similar to Mountain Dew Dark Berry, a flavor released in 2012 to tie in with The Dark Knight Rises. Last year at DC FanDome, director Matt Reeves pulled the curtain back on the first trailer for the new Batman reboot, which provided looks at the new Batman costume, the Batmobile, and more of the film's cast. The trailer also showed a puzzle The Riddler left behind, and some smart Batman fans on the internet may have already cracked the code. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] The Batman was originally scheduled to launch this year, but the film was delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. One delay in production came after star Robert Pattinson reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. As for other Batman projects in the works, Michael Keaton is expected to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming Flash movie. To see what other projects are on the horizon, you can check out every upcoming DCEU movie and show. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-official-trailer-1-stills&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

The Batman: The Riddler, Creepy Killer in Reboot, Gets His Own Soft Drink Tie-In

Mountain Dew will reportedly release a new soda to tie in with Matt Reeves' The Batman. More specifically, the flavor is themed after one of The Caped Crusader's most notorious villains, The Riddler. Best Products reports (via Batman News) PepsiCo will release "Riddler's Brew," a new limited-edition Mountain Dew flavor, to celebrate the release of The Batman in 2022. The soda is a dark blue color, which is similar to Mountain Dew Dark Berry, a flavor released in 2012 to tie in with The Dark Knight Rises. Last year at DC FanDome, director Matt Reeves pulled the curtain back on the first trailer for the new Batman reboot, which provided looks at the new Batman costume, the Batmobile, and more of the film's cast. The trailer also showed a puzzle The Riddler left behind, and some smart Batman fans on the internet may have already cracked the code. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] The Batman was originally scheduled to launch this year, but the film was delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. One delay in production came after star Robert Pattinson reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. As for other Batman projects in the works, Michael Keaton is expected to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming Flash movie. To see what other projects are on the horizon, you can check out every upcoming DCEU movie and show. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-official-trailer-1-stills&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

S.W.O.R.D. Seems to Stand for Something Different in the MCU

S.W.O.R.D., the Marvel universe's extraterrestrial intelligence agency, seems to have a small but potentially significant change to its name within the MCU. Warning: While the story below centres mainly on collectible Marvel cards, it could contain slight spoilers for WandaVision, particularly if you've been avoiding trailers for the show. Go ahead at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-night-vision-official-clip"] In the comic book universe, S.W.O.R.D. stands for 'Sentient World Observation and Response Department'. However, new official collectible card designs released by Topps show a different meaning for that acronym: 'Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division'. The cards – which are being released for the Marvel Collect! app – are tied into the release of Marvel's WandaVision, and also directly reference Teyonnah Parris' Monica Rambeau as a S.W.O.R.D. agent. That name change for the agency could be meaningful for the first MCU streaming series. Where S.W.O.R.D. is usually engaged in monitoring potentially hostile worlds, there have been hints in trailers for WandaVision that point to Scarlet Witch being potentially imprisoned. Alongside visual clues that suggest this is the MCU's take on the House of M storyline (in which an out-of-control Scarlet Witch begins manipulating reality), and Wanda's bereavement after Vision's death, and it may be that S.W.O.R.D. has turned its attentions on controlling particularly powerful individuals in the MCU - sentient weapons, if you will. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavisions-mcu-timeline"] It's worth pointing out that the MCU also changed what S.H.I.E.L.D. stood for, so this isn't unprecedented – although the swap from 'Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate' to 'Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division' is a little less meaningful in effect. We'll likely have to wait for answers on how impactful that name change is as WandaVision progresses. The MCU show begins streaming on Disney+ from January 15, and it'll begin with a two-episode premiere, before airing an episode a week until its 9 episodes are complete. While it's not clear if the show will receive a second season, we know that it will tie directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which itself will tie into the untitled third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie. That Spider-Man movie may well be bringing Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's Peter Parkers together - is it possible we'll see Scarlet Witch opening the multiverse and causing a crossover? Here's hoping! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

S.W.O.R.D. Seems to Stand for Something Different in the MCU

S.W.O.R.D., the Marvel universe's extraterrestrial intelligence agency, seems to have a small but potentially significant change to its name within the MCU. Warning: While the story below centres mainly on collectible Marvel cards, it could contain slight spoilers for WandaVision, particularly if you've been avoiding trailers for the show. Go ahead at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-night-vision-official-clip"] In the comic book universe, S.W.O.R.D. stands for 'Sentient World Observation and Response Department'. However, new official collectible card designs released by Topps show a different meaning for that acronym: 'Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division'. The cards – which are being released for the Marvel Collect! app – are tied into the release of Marvel's WandaVision, and also directly reference Teyonnah Parris' Monica Rambeau as a S.W.O.R.D. agent. That name change for the agency could be meaningful for the first MCU streaming series. Where S.W.O.R.D. is usually engaged in monitoring potentially hostile worlds, there have been hints in trailers for WandaVision that point to Scarlet Witch being potentially imprisoned. Alongside visual clues that suggest this is the MCU's take on the House of M storyline (in which an out-of-control Scarlet Witch begins manipulating reality), and Wanda's bereavement after Vision's death, and it may be that S.W.O.R.D. has turned its attentions on controlling particularly powerful individuals in the MCU - sentient weapons, if you will. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavisions-mcu-timeline"] It's worth pointing out that the MCU also changed what S.H.I.E.L.D. stood for, so this isn't unprecedented – although the swap from 'Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate' to 'Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division' is a little less meaningful in effect. We'll likely have to wait for answers on how impactful that name change is as WandaVision progresses. The MCU show begins streaming on Disney+ from January 15, and it'll begin with a two-episode premiere, before airing an episode a week until its 9 episodes are complete. While it's not clear if the show will receive a second season, we know that it will tie directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which itself will tie into the untitled third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie. That Spider-Man movie may well be bringing Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's Peter Parkers together - is it possible we'll see Scarlet Witch opening the multiverse and causing a crossover? Here's hoping! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Pokemon Is Working With Katy Perry for Its 25th Anniversary

The Pokemon Company and pop star Katy Perry are collaborating for Pokemon's 25th anniversary this year. 2021 marks the 25th birthday of the original Pokemon games released in 1996 and The Pokemon Company is looking to celebrate that anniversary in a big way, starting with Katy Perry, according to a press release from the company. The company plans to unify Pokemon with "another universal unifying force" in the form of music and that musical collaboration will be headlined by Katy Perry. [caption id="attachment_2460994" align="alignnone" width="720"]Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International[/caption] "Headlined by pop icon Katy Perry, the star-studded program created in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, accompanies fan-focused activations celebrating 25 years of Pokemon across the franchise's portfolio of video games, mobile apps, animation, merchandise and more," the press release reads. The Pokemon Company says it is working with some of the biggest names in music, "from rising artists to award-winning global superstars," for a program titled P25 Music. Katy Perry will serve as the "premiere collaborator in the massive, yearlong music campaign." The Vice President of Marketing at The Pokemon Company International, Colin Palmer, said the company chose Katy Perry to serve as the headliner for P25 Music because it sees a kindred spirit to Pokemon in her, as the singer is "bright, fun, and uplifting" much like the world of Pokemon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/new-pokemon-snap-official-switch-trailer"] "Pokemon has been a constant in my life from playing the original video games on my GameBoy, to trading Pokemon TCG cards at lunch, to the adventures of catching Pokemon on the street with Pokemon GO," the singer said. "I've even visited the Pokemon Cafe in Japan while on tour. It is an honor to be chosen to help celebrate a franchise that has given me so much joy in the last 25 years, and to be able to watch it evolve in the ways it's provided that kind of electric joy for the kids in my life and around the world." The Pokemon Company says details about the singer's participation and additional artists for the P25 Music program will be announced throughout the year. While waiting to see who else is announced, read about how Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebration was teased at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last November and then read about how one of Ash's oldest rivals, Gary Oak, is set to return to the anime this year. Meanwhile, ongoing games like Pokemon Go are notching their most successful years ever. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Pokemon Is Working With Katy Perry for Its 25th Anniversary

The Pokemon Company and pop star Katy Perry are collaborating for Pokemon's 25th anniversary this year. 2021 marks the 25th birthday of the original Pokemon games released in 1996 and The Pokemon Company is looking to celebrate that anniversary in a big way, starting with Katy Perry, according to a press release from the company. The company plans to unify Pokemon with "another universal unifying force" in the form of music and that musical collaboration will be headlined by Katy Perry. [caption id="attachment_2460994" align="alignnone" width="720"]Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International[/caption] "Headlined by pop icon Katy Perry, the star-studded program created in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, accompanies fan-focused activations celebrating 25 years of Pokemon across the franchise's portfolio of video games, mobile apps, animation, merchandise and more," the press release reads. The Pokemon Company says it is working with some of the biggest names in music, "from rising artists to award-winning global superstars," for a program titled P25 Music. Katy Perry will serve as the "premiere collaborator in the massive, yearlong music campaign." The Vice President of Marketing at The Pokemon Company International, Colin Palmer, said the company chose Katy Perry to serve as the headliner for P25 Music because it sees a kindred spirit to Pokemon in her, as the singer is "bright, fun, and uplifting" much like the world of Pokemon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/new-pokemon-snap-official-switch-trailer"] "Pokemon has been a constant in my life from playing the original video games on my GameBoy, to trading Pokemon TCG cards at lunch, to the adventures of catching Pokemon on the street with Pokemon GO," the singer said. "I've even visited the Pokemon Cafe in Japan while on tour. It is an honor to be chosen to help celebrate a franchise that has given me so much joy in the last 25 years, and to be able to watch it evolve in the ways it's provided that kind of electric joy for the kids in my life and around the world." The Pokemon Company says details about the singer's participation and additional artists for the P25 Music program will be announced throughout the year. While waiting to see who else is announced, read about how Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebration was teased at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last November and then read about how one of Ash's oldest rivals, Gary Oak, is set to return to the anime this year. Meanwhile, ongoing games like Pokemon Go are notching their most successful years ever. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Hogwarts Legacy Delayed into 2022

Harry Potter RPG, Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed into 2022, in order to give "the game the time it needs". In a statement on Twitter, a spokesperson explained: "We would like to thank fans from around the world on the tremendous reaction to the announcement of Hogwarts Legacy from our Portkey Games label. Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to us so we are giving the game the time it needs. Hogwarts Legacy will be released in 2022." The open world action-RPG set in the world of Harry Potter during the late 1800s was announced at last year's September PS5 event, with a reveal trailer ending on a 2021 release window. That teaser showed off custom characters in the Hogwarts environs, teasing magic lessons, Quidditch, potion brewing, the Sorting Hat ceremony and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/hogwarts-legacy-official-reveal-trailer"] Developed by Portkey Games (WB Game's Harry Potter game division) and Avalanche Software (Disney Infinity), the game is aiming for release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. We've speculated previously on how the game could fit into the existing Harry Potter timeline, and recapped a number of rumoured and leaked details. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hogwarts-legacy-playstation-5-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.