‘Stranger Issues 4’: A record-breaker already?

A couple of weeks in the past, we did a publish about Netflix—and, particularly, the exhibits and flicks all of us watch on the favored streaming service. Since then, “Stranger Issues 4” dropped, and it’s already breaking data. So, we determined to take one other take a look at our Netflix viewing habits, particularly as they relate to the sci-fi horror sequence which may be as nostalgic as it’s scary.

Let’s begin with the numbers from the primary week that “Stranger Issues 4” was obtainable. In the US, one season or one other of the sequence occupied 4 of the highest 5 spots for TV exhibits, as individuals have been clearly catching up on earlier seasons earlier than watching the brand new season. Globally, the sequence did nicely additionally, accounting for 4 of the highest 9 exhibits (together with motion pictures), as this chart illustrates:

The dashboard beneath presents extra context round Netflix subscribers’ viewing habits. There’s a lot to discover. However earlier than you dig in, a couple of issues to notice:

• The dashboard will replace weekly as Netflix releases extra information—and we are going to add extra annotations to mark widespread new releases. So, in the event you’re excited about this sort of stuff, do examine again now and again to see the most recent. We’ll regularly annotate the chart when a brand new sequence drops with a big following.
• The primary week “Stranger Issues 4” was obtainable, it was solely obtainable for a couple of days—and like different TV exhibits the second week it was obtainable outpaced the primary, as individuals had extra time to eat the whole season.
• Whereas “Stranger Issues 4” had a terrific first two weeks, globally it nonetheless trails the most effective weeks for “Squid Recreation 1” by a fairly broad margin—and has an extended solution to go whether it is to say the all-time prime spot for hours considered. It hasn’t had the preliminary velocity, so it might want to rely on longevity to grow to be #1.