Pictured: Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good and Skyscraper Dwell
It was per week of stark contrasts on Netflix, that includes a high-wire reside occasion that caught the touchdown and a serious actuality competitors that utterly missed the mark. Whereas Skyscraper Dwell managed to scale the charts to a powerful #3 spot—proving the viability of the streamer’s reside technique—the closely marketed Star Search did not crack the highest 10 fully. In the meantime, the platform’s true-crime dominance continues unchecked with an enormous debut for Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good, whereas main titles like The Rip and Stranger Issues see their all-time rating aspirations falling away. Right here is your full breakdown of the hits, flops, and every little thing in between from final week on Netflix.
Should you’re in search of extra Netflix high 10 protection, we simply printed our huge look again at English-language films launched all through 2025 to find out the winners and losers from the slate.
A giant title didn’t get into the highest 10s this week: Star Search. Regardless of an enormous advertising push, the expertise present clocked in lower than 2.3M views in all, which is fairly stunning provided that only some episodes have aired thus far, which ought to’ve supplied a serving to hand in getting in. On the flipside, Skyscaper Dwell, maybe aided by its delay, which drew a whole lot of press protection along with the gorgeous photographs and clips circulating on social media, reached #3 on the weekly English TV record. Not many comps for reside occasions, however in the event you contemplate WWE is at present getting about 2-3M views per week and the latest Jake Paul struggle solely received 10.9M views, it’s spectacular.
Earlier than we get into the headlines, right here’s the weekly ranks:
- English TV: 56,400,000 (Rank 32 of 136 weeks)
- English Movie: 103,900,000 (Rank 10 of 136 weeks)
- Non-English TV: 29,600,000 (Rank 55 of 136 weeks)
- Non-English Movie: 15,700,000 (Rank 129 of 136 weeks)
1. The Rip Will Narrowly Miss The All-Time High 10
Final week, The Rip debuted strongly, and we famous that the film might be on the all-time high 10 record, albeit far down. This week, its probabilities simply dropped dramatically. Hours stayed constant week to week with solely a 3% drop, however its complete view rely now sits at 82 million, which implies it’s now monitoring ever so barely beneath Damsel, which occupies #10 on the all-time record.
2. Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good Debuts Excessive (As Anticipated)
When Netflix drops documentaries, it isn’t fairly as religiously scheduled as most of its collection and films, with titles popping out throughout the week. One they decided for a Wednesday launch is Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good, a true-crime documentary with a poster that makes you wish to vomit, given the blurred impact on the poster and tile background. That didn’t put folks off from watching, although, with 15.9M views in its opening week, placing it amongst the most-watched doc options launched on a Wednesday.
3. Can This Love Be Translated? has an enormous soar in week 2.
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Already debuting strongly in week 1, the romantic comedy collection from South Korea noticed a 122% soar in viewing hours in week 2, placing it in an elite tier of Ok-dramas, alongside The Trauma Code: Heroes on Name, which was a uncommon restricted collection increased as of week 2.
4. Single’s Inferno exhibiting energy in season 5
It’s going to be a straightforward season 6 renewal for the South Korean actuality drama collection Single’s Inferno, which dropped by lower than 5% in season 4, which debuted a yr in the past.
5. Discovering Her Edge Debuts Robust Forward of Winter Olympics
Netflix’s new teen ice-skating drama, Feeling Her Edge, debuted strongly within the Netflix high 10s with 5.5M views in comparison with different reveals in the same class. Geek Lady is probably essentially the most comparable comp, which did get a season 2 renewal and can return in 2026.
6. Free Bert debuts about the place it ought to!
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One other star-driven comedy collection dropped this week, and it debuted with 3.2M views, which is about the place most different “arduous” comedy collection have debuted in recent times. A possible season 2 renewal primarily based on prior titles efficiency.
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His & Hers is Netflix’s first main collection hit of 2026, and it’s really leaving many restricted collection from yesteryear within the mud, with solely Adolescence at present monitoring above it from latest years. After week 3, it’s now sitting at 66.6M views.
Its present trajectory means it ought to get into the all-time high 10s, simply forward of The Night time Agent season 1, however under DAHMER.
Final week, we posted how Stranger Issues season 5 might not surpass season 4 within the all-time high 10s and that it’s already discovered its everlasting place. That stated, we caveated that it was extremely shut, however this week, we are able to fairly confidently say that season 5 will are available in beneath season 4. As soon as once more, right here’s an up to date information to the race because it stands now, courtesy of Netflix & Chiffres.
What are your huge takeaways from the Netflix high 10s this week? Let me know within the feedback.
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