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Sorry, Stranger Things: Adolescence is about to become the second biggest English language series in Netflix history
So Adolescence fell off of Netflix's Top 10 for a few weeks, who cares? It's the overall total viewership after 91 days that counts anyway
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Netflix's Adolescence is about to once again hit a staggering streaming milestone. Specifically, it's about to surpass Stranger Things season 4 as the second most watched English series on the platform. Keep reading and we'll tell you just how that's measured, as well as who holds the coveted #1 spot.
Starting off, this news comes to us from the good folks at Deadline, who helpfully point out that, as of May 27, Adolescence's viewership stands at a whopping 140.2M views. They also explain that, in order to rank their shows by largest viewership, Netflix takes a look at the first 91 days of streaming. Having debuted March 13, Adolescence is about 76 days into its run, and is rapidly closing the gap between its current viewership and that of Stranger Things season 4, which ended its first 91 days with 140.7M views.
All those impressive numbers aside, it's still unlikely that Adolescence will even get close to the #1 English language show in Netflix's history - that is, the Tim Burton-directed, Jenna Ortega-starring Wednesday. The first season of The Addams Family adaptation stands at a blistering 252M views in its first 91 days, a 59% increase in its former #2, Stranger Things season 4.
Adolescence is streaming on Netflix now, and hey, if you have any friends in the mood for a gripping, socially-poignant crime thriller, maybe try to get them to watch it. Just 112M more viewers would put it in line to steal Wednesday's crown.
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