Netflix Is Now Sharing Live Updates of Its Most Watched Movies and TV Shows

Netflix is notoriously protective of its viewership data. While the number of people sharing The Office memes or Stranger Things spoilers online indicate some shows are more popular than others, until recently, there were no real statistics to back up these trends. As Bloomberg reports, Netflix is making its biggest move yet toward transparency by sharing live updates of its top 10 shows and movies.

Now, when Netflix users search the site, they will see the most-viewed content on the platform that day. Under the TV Shows tab, Love Is Blind tops the list for viewership in the U.S. on Wednesday, February 26, followed by Narcos: Mexico and Locke & Key. As for movies, Netflix's own The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) starring Ben Affleck and Anne Hathaway is attracting the most viewers today. A Haunted House (2013) and Foreigner (2017) are listed in second and third place, respectively.

The new feature is a major change for Netflix, but it still leaves a lot of questions about its users' viewing habits unanswered. It's unclear how long a movie or television episode needs to be played to count as a "view," and there's still no data showing exactly how many people are watching these titles.

For now, this is the closest thing Netflix subscribers have to Nielsen-style TV ratings. You can check out the full lists of the most popular Netflix movies and TV shows in the U.S. on February 26 below.

Top 10 TV Shows on Netflix

1. Love Is Blind

1. Narcos: Mexico

1. Locke & Key

1. Gentefied

1. The Office

1. Better Call Saul

1. Babies

1. The Stranger

1. I Am a Killer

1. El Dragón: Return of a Warrior

Top 10 Movies on Netflix

1. The Last Thing He Wanted

1. A Haunted House

1. The Foreigner

1. Girl on the Third Floor

1. To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

1. A Bad Moms Christmas

1. Mr. Right

1. The Other Guys

1. The Grinch

1. A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

[h/t Bloomberg]