Netflix's viewership report reveals interesting insights, including the surprising popularity of "Gilmore Girls" and women-centric shows like "Jane the Virgin" and "The Glory." Serial killer, devil, and zombie genres are thriving, while teen shows like "Outer Banks" and "Never Have I Ever" are also attracting massive audiences. Latino content, particularly telenovelas, is performing well, as is South Korean television, with K-dramas like "Crash Landing on You" and "Mr. Queen" gaining significant viewership. However, stand-up comedy specials on Netflix are not as popular, with lower viewing hours compared to other genres.
Netflix has released a massive amount of viewership data, revealing that shows like "The Night Agent" and reality TV programs like "Love Is Blind" are drawing in millions of hours of viewership. While Netflix continues to produce acclaimed content like "Wednesday," it also recognizes the importance of catering to its paying customers by investing in more mainstream, "just OK TV" shows. The release of these numbers reflects Netflix's strategy of balancing prestige programming with popular, crowd-pleasing content to maintain its subscriber base and compete with other streaming platforms.
Netflix has released its first-ever "What We Watched" engagement report, ranking the most popular shows on its platform for the first half of 2023. Topping the list is the conspiracy thriller "The Night Agent," followed by "Ginny & Georgia" Season 2 and the Korean psychological thriller "The Glory." The report, which includes over 18,000 titles, is based on accumulated viewing hours. Netflix plans to release the report twice a year, and notes that the ranking alone may not be sufficient for comparing the popularity of different shows.
Netflix has released its first-ever "What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report," detailing the most-watched content on the platform from January to June 2023. The report reveals that The Night Agent topped the list with over 812 million hours viewed, followed by Ginny & Georgia's second season, The Glory's first season, Wednesday's first season, and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The report aims to provide transparency and create a better environment for creators, producers, and the press. Netflix's key metric is hours viewed, making it easy to compare to other streaming services. It remains to be seen if other streaming platforms will follow suit in sharing their streaming data.
The adaptation of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "All the Light We Cannot See," is currently the top show on Netflix. The limited drama series follows two teenagers in occupied France during World War II. Despite negative reviews, the show has gained popularity. Other trending shows across streaming services include "Black Cake" on Hulu, "For All Mankind" on Apple TV+, "Invincible" on Amazon Prime Video, and "Welcome to Plathville" on Max.
"The Fall of the House of Usher," a gothic horror miniseries loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's works, is currently the top show on Netflix. Created by Mike Flanagan, the show follows ruthless pharmaceutical executives and siblings whose heirs start mysteriously dying, leading to the unraveling of their empire. Other trending shows include "Goosebumps" on Hulu, "Lessons in Chemistry" on Apple TV+, the revival of "Frasier" on Paramount+, and the reality show "Gold Rush" on Max.
