‘Stranger Things’ sets new viewership record, surpasses ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’

The first volume of Stranger Things Season Five is still reigning high on Netflix’s viewership charts, surpassing the streamer’s more recent release, Sean Combs: The Reckoning.

According to Variety, the series which garnered 59.6 million views within the first five days of its debut and suffered a significant drop to 23.6 million views in its sophomore week, still “remained the most-watched TV title of the week for Dec. 1-7.”

“Additionally, all four previous seasons made the Netflix Top 10 for the third week in a row, with their combined total hitting 26.2 million views — up one million from the week before,” the outlet further reported, with the latest result being an indication of the show “bringing return fans and newcomers to the franchise as a whole.”

On the other hand, the latest docuseries on Sean “Diddy” Combs debuted on Netflix with 21.8 million views across its first six days — becoming Netflix’s second most-viewed title after Stranger Things.

Based on the exploration of the imprisoned music mogul’s life and career, leading up to his notorious case, the non-fiction project is executive produced by 50 Cent and dropped on the streaming platform December 2.

Meanwhile, Stranger Things Volume 2 will premiere with four new episodes of its fifth season on December 25, with the show’s final episode arriving in theatres and on Netflix December 31.