- “Squid Game” season 2 broke records with its premiere in December.
- New shows like “The Perfect Couple” and “Nobody Wants This” were also among Netflix’s biggest hits in 2024.
- Only one non-fiction title made the list: the true-crime docuseries “American Nightmare.”
Netflix has been dominating the streaming game in 2024 and wrapped up the year with a record-breaking hit.
Its latest premiere, “Squid Game” season 2, just broke the record for most views during its first week of release than any other series in the streamer’s history. That record was previously held by “Wednesday” season 1, which skyrocketed to success in 2022.
Even before the highly anticipated premiere of “Squid Game,” the streamer had plenty of instant hits this year across genres including romance, drama, comedy, true crime, mystery, and thriller.
Samba TV, a tech company that gathers viewership data from customers with Samba TV-enabled smart TVs, provided Business Insider with a list of the most-watched Netflix premieres in 2024, looking at what shows had the most households viewing them within the first four days of release.
Check out the full list, from least to most-watched, below.
Note: Numbers below only include data collected from Samba TV-enabled devices. Actual viewership totals are much higher.
