Netflix on Tuesday unloaded a treasure trove of data on how 18,214 shows and movies on the service performed in the first half of the year.
The report, titled What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report, kicks off what the company said will be a biannual release. Listed are the titles, whether they’re available globally, their release date, and the hours viewed. The titles accounted for nearly 100 billion hours between January and June. While the report covers virtually all titles in its lineup, Netflix said it only counted ones that garnered more than 50,000 hours, suggesting some might have not made the cut.
The report marks an unprecedented level of transparency for Netflix, which has steadily provided more data after years of keeping its viewing habits close to the vest. Netflix was among the many media companies that signed off on both the Hollywood actors and writers’ request for more data to better calculate how they should be compensated.
Netflix already offers a weekly summary of its top 10 movies and shows, but this report goes the extra mile, even if the data is a few months old. You can find a copy of the report to download at the bottom of this Netflix announcement. The massive amount of data lets you see not only the top shows and movies, which are often talked about, but the poorest performing ones too.
Topping the list in the first half was newcomer The Night Agent, markedly winning with 812.1 million hours viewed. The second season of Ginny & Georgia was the runner-up with 665.1 million hours viewed, with Korean revenge drama The Glory rounding up the top three with 622.8 million hours. The hit Addams Family spinoff Wednesday, which debuted in November 2022, still had enough staying power to rank fourth.
The second season of Shadow and Bone, which was surprisingly canceled last month, racked up 192.9 million hours viewed.
Of the titles that debuted this year, Ex-Addicts Club was the worst-performing on the list, with just 200,000 hours.
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