The 10 most-watched seasons of Netflix shows, based on hours viewed
Palmer Haasch,Libby Torres
- Netflix released a report outlining viewing totals for its titles from January to June 2023.
- It's the most comprehensive report of its kind that Netflix has released to date.
Netflix, a company known for its leveraging of data, has released its most detailed viewership report to date — and its top-ranking shows may surprise you.
In a December press release, the platform announced that it would publish biannual engagement reports on what viewers watched on Netflix. The first "What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report" tracked title performance from January to June 2023.
The data, which includes over 18,000 titles, includes the number of hours each was viewed in a six month time period, whether or not it was available to stream globally, and when it premiered. According to Netflix, the titles in the report reflect 99% of all viewing on the platform, and total close to 100 billion hours of watch time. If you want to check it out yourself, you can download the full set here.
Netflix's data also breaks out titles by their individual seasons — so some, like "Ginny & Georgia," appear in the data multiple times. We've reflected that distinction below as well.
10. "FUBAR" season 1
Total hours viewed: 266,200,000
Premiere date: May 25, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%
Netflix synopsis: "When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, an already dicey undercover mission turns into a dysfunctional family affair."
9. "Ginny & Georgia" season 1
Total hours viewed: 302,100,000
Premiere date: February 24, 2021
Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%
Netflix synopsis: "Free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start, but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy."
8. "Outer Banks" season 3
Total hours viewed: 402,500,000
Premiere date: February 23, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 56%
Netflix synopsis: "On an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance."
7. "La Reina del Sur" season 3
Total hours viewed: 429,600,000
Premiere date: December 30, 2022
Rotten Tomatoes score: n/a
Netflix synopsis: "After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman from humble beginnings finds herself in the perilous position of being a legend in drug trafficking."
6. "You" season 4
Total hours viewed: 440,600,000
Premiere date: February 9, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Netflix synopsis: "A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by."
5. "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story"
Total hours viewed: 503,000,000
Premiere date: May 4, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%
Netflix synopsis: "Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch's cunning mother."
4. "Wednesday" season 1
Total hours viewed: 507,700,000
Premiere date: November 23, 2022
Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%
Netflix synopsis: "Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates a murder spree while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy."
3. "The Glory" season 1
Total hours viewed: 622,800,000
Premiere date: December 30, 2022
Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%
Netflix synopsis: "Tormented by her high school classmates and with nowhere to turn for help, Moon Dong-eun sinks into despair before deciding on a new mission in life."
2. "Ginny & Georgia" season 2
Total hours viewed: 665,100,000
Premiere date: January 5, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%
Netflix synopsis: "How do you live with the knowledge that your mother is a murderer? That's what Ginny is going to have to figure out. Burdened with the new understanding that Kenny — her step-dad — didn't die of natural causes, now Ginny must deal with the fact that Georgia not only killed, she killed to protect Ginny. Georgia on the other hand would much prefer that the past be left in the past, after all, she's got a wedding to plan! But the funny thing about Georgia's past is that it never stays buried for long…"
1. "The Night Agent" season 1
Total hours viewed: 812,100,000
Premiere date: March 3, 2023
Rotten Tomatoes score: 74%
Netflix synopsis: "While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House."
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