This is information that all streamers, especially Netflix, use to determine the success of their content.
It is also important to remember that this list only spans the first six months of 2023.
All that said, here are some highlights from the data.
Stranger Things; The Night Agent; XO, Kitty; SuitsNetflix; NBCUniversal
Deadlinebroke down more of those insightshere.
Notably,Shadow and Boneis the most-viewed English-language scripted series from that period to get the axe.
The series saw 192M hours viewed in its first 100ish days, which allowed it to rank No.
Shadow and BoneNetflix
For a half-hour comedy, thats pretty stellar viewership that speaks to the performance vs. cost strategy Netflix employs.
No surpriseits getting a Season 2.
Licensed Content vs.
However, the Top 100 was overwhelmingly dominated by original content.
Think:Ginny & Georgia, You, Outer Banks, FUBAR, Love Is BlindandBeef.
The most-viewed licensed title was the K-dramaCrash Course in Romance, which came in at No.
16 with nearly 235M hours viewed.
The first seasons ofManifestandNew Amsterdamwere the highest-ranked English-language acquired series.
Where isSuits?Well, Season 1 came in at No.
So, theres only about two weeks worth of data here.
Several of their shows have landed among Netflixs Most Popular of all time, including all of RhimesBridgertonfranchise.
MurphysDahmer: Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Storyis also there.
57 and 63, respectively.
As forDahmer, things are a bit trickier since the series debuted in September 2022.
Still, the series landed at No.
211 with about 64M hours viewed.
That is after the more than 1B viewing hours it accumulated in its first 91 days.
At 520, the limited series amassed 35M viewing hours.
Stranger ThingsStaying Power
Stranger Thingshas long been viewed as the streaming worlds version of ultimate success.
Like,Friendslevel of ubiquity.
61, securing 134M viewing hours in the first half of the year.
The first season ofStranger Thingswas the second most-viewed in 150th place.
