Menendez Doc and Ryan Murphy Series Lead the Charts

Netflix continues to attract many viewers with content around Lyle and Erik Menendez.

True crime documentary “The Menendez Brothers” was the most viewed title on the streamer during the week of October 6-12. It premiered on October 7 and was viewed 22.7 million times in its first six days of availability.

The film took advantage of the recent increased attention on the brothers, fueled by real-life developments in their case and by Ryan Murphy’s scripted series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” The series premiered on September 19 and is in its fourth week in the Netflix Top 10 and remains popular, ranking third with 8.7 million views.

The two TV titles that beat “Monsters” were Season 4 of “Outer Banks,” which debuted at No. 1 with 15.5 million views in its first three days of availability, and “Nobody Wants This,” back at No. 2 with 9.6 million views. watched after I debuted there and then spent a week at the top spot.

“Outer Banks” will certainly remain in the Netflix Top 10 for an extended period; Adding to its already established popularity, only the first five episodes of season 4 premiered on October 10, with another five episodes debuting on November 7.

“Nobody Wants This” was one of three romance-related titles on this week’s TV list: There was also “Love Is Blind” Season 7 at No. 4 with 4.9 million views and “Heartstopper” Season 3 with 2.6 million views. Netflix has seen significant success in the genre this year: For example, last week, Season 4 of “Emily in Paris” concluded an eight-week run in the Top 10, while “Bridgerton” became the sixth most-watched English-language streamer. language title of all time this summer.

More to come…