Squid Gamehas been ousted from its no. 1 spot despite its huge success.Squid Gameseason 2 was released on December 26, giving audiences another chance to see Seong Gi-hun play deadly children’s games. The wait for the sophomore season of the series was lengthy, as season 1 was released in 2021. Though season 2 got a more mixed 63% rating among audiences, the viewership forSquid Gameseason 2has been incredibly strong, with the show amassing 126.2 million views after just 11 days on the platform.
Per Netflix,Squid Gamehas lost its spot as the no. 1 TV show in the U.S. today.The top spot has been taken over byWWE Monday Night RAW, the first Monday night live show produced by Netflix. The series still beat out several other formidable competitors, includingMissing You, a Harlan Coben-based series that released on January 1. Other TV titles that made the charts today includeSelling the City,Virgin River, andNo Good Deed.
What This Means For Netflix
Squid Game’s Success Is Still Notable
Over the past year, Netflix has been further developing sports content. Most notably, that included the global airing of the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The live broadcast of this fight brought inover 65 million simultaneous views. In December, Netflix struck a deal with WWE that will involve producing “documentaries and doc follows” on some of the WWE greats. The success ofNetflix’s firstMonday Night Rawis another testament to the strength of that partnership, and the success potential that WWE has for Netflix.
Squid Game Season 3: Release Date, Cast, Story & Everything We Know
The smash-hit Korean series Squid Game finally returned to Netflix for its second season in late 2024, and season 3 is already confirmed too.
Even withRaw’s win overSquid Game, the remarkable success of season 2 should not be ignored. The K-drama managed to achievemore views in 11 days than any other Netflix series. While this does not yet make it one of the highest-viewed Netflix series of all time, it is on a good path to set further records. It is already the no. 2 Netflix series for a non-English-language show, eclipsed only bySquid Gameseason 1. As such,Squid Gameseason 2 has still been a huge success, even with its no. 1 spot taken away today.
Our Take On Raw’s Success Over Squid Game
It Is Good For Both Series
WhileSquid Gamediehards may be disappointed about the show’s loss toMonday Night Raw, the fact that these two programs are no. 1 and no. 2 right now is great news for Netflix. Both shows represent how the streamer has been trying to branch out in recent years: to other languages, and other formats of programming. If a Korean-language show and a WWE show can succeed on Netflix in the United States and abroad, it opens up the possibilities for the streamer’s future shows.
Squid Game
Cast
Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 that follows numerous financially struggling participants who are invited to partake in children’s games with deadly outcomes. As they compete, they vie for a substantial cash prize, all while navigating lethal challenges orchestrated by mysterious figures.
