‘Below’ Attracts Record Debut For A Netflix Canadian Series — SkimNews
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- Below drew 17 million views from its October 8 premiere through Sunday, the most-viewed debut ever for a Netflix Canadian title, and topped the English TV list for the week of October 5-11.
- East of Eden nearly doubled its viewership in its second weekend to 12.6 million views, rebounding from an opening of just 6.5 million — Netflix's lowest No. 1 debut since March.
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 found a new audience on Netflix with 4.1 million views, placing third ahead of its Season 3 premiere on Disney+ next month.
- Mojo Brookz: I Know You Lying, the comedian's debut Netflix special, opened at No. 4 with 3.3 million views, while Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story took fifth with 3 million.
- On the film side, Ben Affleck's Animals launched at No. 1 with 23.8 million views, with Tyler Perry's Doing Life rising to No. 2 at 18.2 million and UNABOMBER landing at No. 7 with 7.3 million.
Why it matters: "Below's" 17 million-view debut sets a new ceiling for Netflix Canadian originals, nearly tripling the opening of "East of Eden" (6.5 million) and demonstrating that a Newfoundland-shot creature feature can top the streamer's global English TV chart in its first week — a notable result given that the same chart was led by a Steinbeck adaptation.
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