'Wednesday' breaks another Netflix record, becomes first English series to cross 400M hours viewed in a week
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Last week, Netflix's 'Wednesday' had broken a huge record as the mystery series drew a whopping 341.23 million hours viewed in its first week on the streamer, soaring to the top of the TV charts. Speaking of firsts, the series had 411.29 million hours viewed. This is the first time any English-language series has reached and passed 400 million hours viewed in a week. This is the first time a series has beat the records of 'Stranger Things' first week count. The coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror television series is based on the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family.
Regardless, the Jenna Ortega featured Netflix series opened to a generally positive review by critics, who praised Ortega's performance but criticized it for its similarities to CW dramas. Although nothing has yet beaten the viewership record of 'Squid Games' yet. The current all-time record holder is 'Squid Game' with 571.8 million hours viewed in its peak week on Netflix. More so, a famous dance scene of Ortega from the series has gone viral all over the internet, be it TikTok, Twitter or Instagram.
