Netflix has revealed the most-watched TV shows and movies for the first half of 2023.
The streaming giant has shared a comprehensive and in-depth report of what people have been watching globally, covering sixth months at a time.
Between January and June 2023, the most watched TV series was season 1 of The Night Agent, with a whopping 882,100,000 hours viewed following its release in March. It's by far the most watched thing on the streaming service.
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Ginny & Georgia season 2 settles for second place, while Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story lands in fifth place, behind last year's first seasons of The Glory and Wednesday.
Ginny & Georgia actually make a second appearance in the top 10, with season 1 in ninth place. Interestingly, La Reina del Sur season 3 is in seventh place, despite not being available globally on Netflix.
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Check out the top five below:
- The Night Agent: Season 1
- Ginny & Georgia: Season 2
- The Glory: Season 1 / 더 글로리: 시즌 1
- Wednesday: Season 1
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
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In terms of movies, Jennifer Lopez's The Mother is the most-watched, racking up 249,900,000 hours of streams. Luther: The Fallen Sun and Extraction 2 are up there as well.
The five most watched movies are below:
- The Mother
- Luther: The Fallen Sun
- You People
- Murder Mystery 2
- Your Place or Mine
In its summary, Netflix stated that non-English stories made up 30% of overall viewing, while licensed content (ie: things not made by Netflix) represented "tremendous value" for subscribers and the rights holders.
Meanwhile, we at Digital Spy have crunched the numbers to work out what the most-viewed Netflix movies of all time are, with separate lists for English-language films and non-English films.
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