The Defenders most popular Netflix show to binge in first 24 hours of launch
The streaming service released a list of the most “binge-raced” shows.
Marvel’s The Defenders, the Gilmore Girls reunion Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life and anime show The Seven Deadly Sins were the most popular Netflix series in the UK to binge watch in the first 24 hours they were available, the streaming service has revealed.
Other shows viewers rushed to watch in full on the first day of release, dubbed binge racing, included Santa Clarita Diet starring Drew Barrymore, prison drama Orange Is The New Black, Luther starring Idris Elba, and animated comedy F Is For Family.
Heavier dramas such as Black Mirror and House Of Cards proved slightly less popular to binge in one day, research by the company found.
In 2013 just 200,000 users watched a whole show on day of release. That number has already reached five million in 2017 as the number of members and available shows increases.
Here are the most popular Netflix shows in the UK to binge watch in the first 24 hours of launch:
1. Marvel’s The Defenders
2. Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life
3. The Seven Deadly Sins
4. Santa Clarita Diet
5. Orange Is The New Black
6. Luther
7. F Is For Family
8. Trailer Park Boys
9. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
10. The Ranch
11. Atypical
12. Stranger Things
13. Love
14. BoJack Horseman
15. Black Mirror
16. Wet Hot American Summer
17. House of Cards
18. GLOW
19. Grace and Frankie
20. Marvel’s Daredevil.
