Netflix FINALLY releases viewership stats for nearly all of its shows: The Night Agent ranks highest with viewers tuning in for more than 800 MILLION HOURS … followed closely by Ginny & Georgia
The first season of The Night Agent was the most-viewed Netflix show to start 2023, according to new numbers from the streaming giant.
Netflix shared the comprehensive list of ratings on its website on Tuesday detailing how many hours each show has been viewed between January and June 2023. It is part of a semi-annual report from the company.
The first season of The Night Agent, which was released on March 23, had 812 million hours viewed in just over three months. The second season of Ginny & Georgia was the second most-watched, racking up 665 million hours viewed six months after it was released.
Its first season, which came out in February 2021, had an additional 302 million hours watched in 2023.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s unprecedented six-part documentary series on their exit from royal life was watched for a combined 62 million hours.
To help put the figures in context, 60 million hours viewed is the equivalent of 1 million people watching a one-hour episode once.
Netflix has released the viewership statistics for nearly all of its shows as part of a report which will be published twice a year
The first season of The Night Agent (pictured), which was released on March 23, came out on top with a combined 812 million hours viewed in just over three months
Ginny & Georgia Season 2 was the second most-watched, racking up 665 million hours viewed six months after it was released. Its first season, which came out in February 2021, racked up an additional 302 million hours watched to start 2023
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘s unprecedented six-part documentary series on their exit from royal life was watched for a combined 62 million hours
Netflix’s engagement report included more than 18,000 titles that represent 99 percent of all options on the platform and in total, nearly 100 billion hours were watched between January and June.
The Night Agent was by far the most successful with 22 percent more views than the program in second place.
The Gory came in third place with 622 million hours watched.
The first season of comedy-horror show Wednesday, which came out in November 2022, racked up 508 million hours of viewing and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story totaled 503 million hours.
You: Season 4, La Reina del Sur: Season 3 and Outer Banks: Season 3, had 441 million hours, 430 million hours and 403 million hours viewed, respectively.
The first season of Ginny & Georgia was watched for 302 million hours and FUBAR: Season 1 rounded off the top 10 with 266 million hours watched.
South Korean thriller The Glory which was viewed 22 million hours
The first season of comedy horror show Wednesday, which came out in November 2022, racked up 508 million hours of viewing
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was fifth in the report with 503 million hours viewed
Other popular shows in the report included Emily in Paris: Season 3, which was watched for 161 million hours, Black Mirror: Season 6, which was viewed for 140 million hours and Stranger Things 4 was watched for 134 million hours.
Reality-dating show Love Is Blind: Season 4 was near the top of the list with 230 million hours viewed – while its first three seasons had a combined 11 million hours watched.
There were almost 4,000 shows from various different countries at the bottom of the list with just 100,000 hours viewed.
Netflix insisted the number of hours watched does not determine a show’s success.
‘Success on Netflix comes in all shapes and sizes, and is not determined by hours viewed alone,’ it said in the report.
‘We have enormously successful movies and TV shows with both lower and higher hours viewed.
Love Is Blind: Season 4 was near the top of the list with 230 million hours viewed – while its first three seasons had a combined 114 million hours watched to start 2023
Other popular shows in the report included Emily in Paris: Season 3, which was watched for 161 million hours
‘It’s all about whether a movie or TV show thrilled its audience — and the size of that audience relative to the economics of the title.
‘To compare between titles it’s best to use our weekly Top 10 and Most Popular lists, which take into account run times and premiere dates.’
The streaming giant announced it will publish its viewing figures for almost all of its shows twice a year in a move it believes is a ‘big step forward for Netflix and our industry.’
It added: ‘We believe the viewing information in this report — combined with our weekly Top 10 and Most Popular lists — will give creators and our industry deeper insights into our audiences, and what resonates with them.’
