New Netflix Ratings Confirm ‘Stranger Things’ Is a Hit

New Netflix Ratings Confirm ‘Stranger Things’ Is a Hit
Well, 15 million people watched the premiere episode of the most recent season of “The Walking Dead,” the biggest hit on cable; the first episode of NBC’s “This is Us” was watched by 17.8 million people;
and the premiere episode of the latest season of “The Big Bang Theory” was watched by 22 million people.
The season finale of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” had 14.8 million viewers within three days of its broadcast; the premium cable network said
that more than 30 million people watched each episode this past season once streaming numbers were factored in.
According to the data, the first episode of “Stranger Things” was watched by 15.8 million people within the first three days.
Nielsen’s new Netflix ratings service has its first public results, and they confirm what a lot of people in the TV industry felt
but didn’t know for sure: “Stranger Things” is a hit.
A spokesman for the company said last month that Nielsen’s numbers are “not accurate, not even close.”
A Netflix spokeswoman did not immediately respond when reached for comment Thursday.