11-07-2025
Netflix show watched over 46,000,000 times in a week to top global chart
Steve Charnock Published July 9, 2025 3:35pm Updated July 10, 2025 10:13am Link is copied Comments Okay, so we're about to spin you through the top ten most-watched TV shows on Netflix. As ever, we'll present it as a countdown. And we'll give the first nine some space and talk you through them. But we'll be honest - there's only one winner here. Over the past week, Netflix has only been about one thing... Their most successful ever show. Before we get to the jewel in their streaming crown, we'll run through some sports entertainment, a few family dramas, a gritty documentary and a fantasy show straight from the realm of dreams... (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix) Last Monday's Raw featured all the usual backstage mind games and promos designed to build hype around several rising WWE stars. There were a few standout matches - one competitor returned and made something of an impact, while others mostly teased big upcoming feuds. Plus there was a surprise appearance setting the stage for a major showdown. It's wrestling - you ever love it or hate it. And 2.5m folk loved it last week (Picture: WWE) A gripping new Spanish thriller has stormed into Netflix's global top ten. It's a six-part series that follows a woman who's trapped in a seemingly perfect marriage that hides a dark secret. When an old friend reappears, long-buried truths unravel, spiraling into a rather tense psychological drama filled that's packed full of twists, turns, manipulation and all sorts of suspense. It's an unflinching look at domestic abuse, power dynamics and what it takes to reclaim control of a life. Sound familiar? It's a remake of the British drama series Angela Black, which starred Joanne Froggatt (Picture: Netflix) Season three of Ginny & Georgia leans harder into the drama without losing the chaotic comedic charm that made it a hit. Georgia's past keeps creeping in, Ginny's trying to define herself beyond her mom's shadow and everyone's making messy choices in Wellsbury. It's a little darker, bolder and more emotionally charged than before, with sharper writing and a few genuinely shocking turns. It's hardly surprising that fans have been binging on it (Picture: Netflix) Another Spanish show now. This time think Black Swan meets Elite, but set in a high‑pressure sports academy. Olympo follows Amaia, a driven synchronized swimmer and her fellow athletes at the Pirineos High Performance Center as they chase Olympic dreams - as well as sponsorship - all by any means necessary. The tension ramps up after a teammate collapses, revealing possible doping, secret romances and identity struggles. It's aimed at a mature teen audience, but more than watchable for adults look for something sporty and soapy (Picture: Netflix) You've probably worked out what's number one already, haven't you? It's pretty hard to have ignored the Squid Game talk online and at watercoolers. A third season of the Netflix juggernaut is making quite the impact, so it stands to reason that the first two runs would be popular again. And that's very much the case (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix) As 2025 sees the 20th anniversary of the still-shocking '7/7' bombings which shook London, Netflix joins the world in paying tribute to those that died and had their lives irreparably altered by the terrorist attack. This sobering four-part documentary series explores the aftermath of the attacks and how UK police embarked on the biggest manhunt in the country's history (Picture: PA/BBC/The Slate Works Ltd) Well, we've all got a pretty good idea what's sitting pretty at the top of this chart. And we've already seen the debut season of Squid Game in this top 10. So it's no giant surprise to see the sophomore season feature too. It's in at number four in the chart, having been watched almost 5 million times last week alone (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix) It's testament to just how good The Sandman is and how popular it is amongst its fanbase that the recent negative news stories surrounding its writer Neil Gaiman haven't affected its viewing figures. Tom Sturridge returns as Dream. Watch out too for Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Narcos' Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven and Star Wars' Mark Hamill as Merv Pumpkinhead (Picture: Netflix) Scream writer Kevin Williamson's latest project is proving a hit on the streaming platform. It stars Mindhunter's Holt McCallany as the head of a crumbling North Carolina fishing empire who veers the family into drug-running to save their business. Serious shades of Ozark have nudged people to watch this. And it seems they're glad of it. It's the second-most watched TV show on Netflix of the past week (Picture: Netflix) Well, then. The fact that the first two seasons of this South Korean phenomenon are in the top ten should have been a bit of a giveaway as to what would be topping the charts at the moment. The third outing of Squid Game isn't just the most-watched TV show of the moment, it's smashing records for how many people across the world are tuning in. Over 46 million people watched it last week. More than 100m caught in over the past two weeks too. That equates to a staggering sum total of more than 650 million hours of this season alone being watched worldwide in just shy of a fortnight. These are incredible numbers for an incredible show (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix)
