Wednesday Season 1 leads all English-language Netflix TV shows with 252.1 million views in its first 91 days

Key takeaways:

  • Wednesday (Season 1) tops the list with 252.1 million views, by far the highest ever for an English-language Netflix series.
  • Stranger Things 4 follows at a distant second with 140.7 million views in the same 91-day window.
  • The limited series Adolescence secured third place with 137.8 million views
  • Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story also performed strongly, gathering 115.6 million views.
  • Bridgerton Seasons 1 and 3 made the list, emphasising the franchise’s popularity.
  • Three of the top 10 shows had under 100 million views, with Stranger Things 3 closing the list at 94.8 million.

Netflix’s data on its all-time most popular English-language TV shows reveals that the show, Wednesday Season 1, tops the global top 10, pulling 252.1 million views in its first 91 days. This figure places it far ahead of every other title on the list, making it the undisputed leader in viewer engagement. The next closest is Stranger Things 4 with 140.7 million views—still impressive, but over 100 million views behind Wednesday.

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Netflix

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2025
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