India, Aug. 5 -- The year 2025 has been good for television and streaming. Squid Game returned to Netflix, while Landman blew up Paramount+. And along the way, old favourites like NCIS and Love Island continued to churn up numbers on the 'traditional' platforms as well. Yet, all these big TV shows were upstaged in the viewership numbers by an Australian children's program. The world's most-watched TV show has already racked up 25 billion views.

The global market research firm Nielsen tabulates the viewership numbers and TV ratings of shows worldwide. In its latest report released last month, the firm revealed the most-streamed and most-watched TV shows worldwide from January to June 2025. And while hot favourites like Squid Game, The Whi...