Netflix's 'Wonka's Golden Ticket' Debuts With 4.6M Views — SkimNews
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- Wonka's The Golden Ticket debuted at #2 on Netflix's English-language TV chart with 4.6M views in its opening week, making it one of Netflix's biggest unscripted launches in recent years
- The opening matched Love Is Blind season ten's 4.6M debut-week performance, a Kinetic Content series already counted among Netflix's biggest unscripted hits
- Eureka Productions filmed the 12-competitor series in Australia, where winners and their partners face physical, mental, and moral challenges for a lifetime money prize; a two-part finale premieres September 30
- The only title ahead of it was Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story at #1 with 14.5M views in its second week, up from 12.5M views in its first four days and a Top 10 presence in 92 countries
- A Different World, the sequel series to the 1987 classic sitcom, debuted at #4 with 4.2M views, followed by The Gentlemen season two, Crew Girl at #3 with 4.5M, and Gabby's Dollhouse
Why it matters: The 4.6M debut bodes well for renewal of the more expensive Eureka-produced show, following the precedent of Age of Attraction earning a quick renewal after its 3.8M opener. A confirmed second season would lock in another major unscripted franchise for Netflix as the streamer scales up its reality-competition slate.
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