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Thriller 'The Watcher' lands at No. 1 on Netflix chart 

Published Oct 20, 2022 01:41 pm

The thriller series “The Watcher,” which is based on a magazine article about a family in Westfield, New Jersey, debuted on top of Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart of the most watched shows and movies on the streaming platform.

"The Watcher" is the most watched English series on Netflix from Oct. 10 to 16 (Netflix)

Starring Bobby Cannavale, who played the role of Will’s boyfriend in the hit series “Will & Grace,” and Naomi Watts, “The Watcher” dislodged the serial killer series “DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” from the No. 1 spot among the top 10 English TV shows from Oct. 10 to 16 with 125.01 hours viewed.

“DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” slid to second place with 122.78 million hours viewed. The series, about American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, is No. 2 among Netflix’s most popular TV (English) list based on the first 28 days on the platform.

In the top 10 most watched non-English shows, the Korean drama “Little Women” placed third with 24.99 million hours viewed followed by Park Eun-bin’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” with 12.15 million hours viewed.

“Alchemy of Souls’ is No. 7 with 7.75 million hours viewed, “Glitch” with 7.44 million hours viewed and “Young Lady and Gentleman” with 7 million hours viewed.

Here are the most watched English and non-English shows on Netflix from Oct. 10 to 16:

TV (English)

1. The Watcher: Season 1- 125,010,000

2. DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - 122,780,000

3. The Midnight Club: Season 1 - 49,870,000

4. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes: Limited Series - 27,710,000

5. Dynasty: Season 5 - 18,230,000

6. Oddballs: Season 1 - 11,900,000

7. The Blacklist: Season 9 - 11,800,000

8. Bling Empire: Season 3 - 10,630,000

9. Fate: The Winx Saga: Season 2 - 9,690,000

10. The Mole: Season 1 - 9,640,000

TV (Non-English)

1. High Water: Season 1 - 31,040,000

2. The Empress: Season 1 - 28,080,000

3. Little Women: Season 1 - 24,990,000

4. Extraordinary Attorney Woo: Season 1 - 12,150,000

5. El Rey, Vicente Fernández: Season 1 - 9,360,000

6. Holy Family: Season 1 - 8,510,000

7. Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 - 7,750,000

8. Glitch: Season 1 - 7,440,000

9. Young Lady and Gentleman - 7,070,000

10. Chiquititas - 6,000,000

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