Emily in Paris returned to Netflix last week and, even though she’s jetted off to Rome, audiences are still tuning in. The fifth season came in No. 2 among English series from December 15 to 21 with 13.5M views in its opening weekend.
That’s down from Season 4, which debuted to 19.9M views, though still a strong showing for a returning series. Netflix has, of course, thrown its weight behind a hefty marketing campaign for Emily in Paris Season 5, which included a press preview aboard a Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train for a 24-hour journey from Venice to Paris. The stunt also offered press interactions with lead cast including Lily Collins and Ashley Park during tea service, Aperitivo Hour, a three-course dinner, and late-night afterparty. The streamer also hosted the Paris world premiere for Season 5 at Le Grand Rex, the largest theater in Europe.
Jake Paul got knocked out by Anthony Joshua to the tune of 10.9M views for the December 19 fight. That put it in third place for the week. That’s nowhere near the audience for his Mike Tyson matchup, though that tracks given this one was not quite as big of a spectacle.
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In other words, per data provided by VideoAmp and Netflix, the fight got an average minute audience of 33M live + 1 viewers globally from opening to closing bell.
Nothing is taking audiences out of the holiday spirit this year, it seems, because Rowan Atkinson’s Man Vs. Baby remained the top English series on Netflix last week with 14.6M views. The Christmas comedy maintained the No. 1 spot after debuting the week prior on December 11, racking up just over 19M views.
Stranger Things also flooded the list again with Season 5, Vol. 1 raking in another 8.2M views. The first four episodes alone have now generated 102.6M views globally to date, just ahead of the Vol. 2 release on Christmas Day. The season came in fourth place on the weekly TV list, but it’s expected to shoot right back up to first place next week thanks to those three new episodes.
And, in fact, that already makes it one of Netflix’s most-watched seasons of television ever, soaring right past The Night Agent and Fool Me Once on the English-language most popular list. The only reason it isn’t there yet is because it’s not eligible until its final episode is out. So, now the only question is how high it will go.
All four previous seasons were once again in the Top 10 as well: Season 1 at No. 8 (3.5 million views), Season 2 at No. 10 (3.3 million views), Season 3 at No. 7 (3.6 million views), and Season 4 at No. 6 (3.9 million views)
The actual biggest title of the week was a Korean disaster film called The Great Flood with 27.9M views, while Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery took No. 1 on the English film list with 20.9M views.
Surprise, surprise, Kpop Demon Hunters came in third with 7.9M views and has now surpassed 500M views since premiere.