While this was inevitable, I will say I was a bit surprised to see it happen this quickly. It seemed like megahit Wednesday could have easily stayed on top of Netflix’s Top 10 list for the gap between season 2 part 1 and season 2 part 2, but that is not the case. Not even two weeks after the show came out, it’s been knocked down off #1.
Technically, this is by two shows, but the first is WWE Monday Night RAW, which does big numbers every Monday. Netflix held it off the previous Monday, but now it’s here at #1. However, Wednesday was also beaten out by Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, a new reality series focused on the infamous weight loss show.
The documentary is a three-party offering that at 124 minutes, is essentially a two hour movie, which covers a number of contestants on the show, medical professionals commenting on the whole thing and the grand finale about the show shutting down, and how many people gained back all the weight once the rapid weight-loss series ended, despite so many apparent success stories. In an age when shows like 1000-Pound Sisters or My-800 Pound Life are routinely popular, I’m not all that surprised that this has done well so far. The question is whether or not Wednesday will be able to come back and unseat it.
Wednesday will return on September 3 for Part 2 of Season 2, and the marketing machine has already been ramping up for that launch between new red (black) carpet events and trailers centered on the surprise reveal of the return of Gwendoline Christie’s Principal Weems, which, I suppose, is no longer really a surprise at all. The idea is that she will return to be Wednesday’s spirit guide in the latter half of the season. As ever, the idea of splitting these show releases in half remains tiresome. Either do a binge release or release them week-to-week like everybody else. These breaks are the worst of both worlds!
Of note on the rest of the list, a number of former #1s are holding rock solid, all right in a row: The Hunting Wives, Sullivan’s Crossing and Untamed at numbers four through six. Untamed has gotten a second season already, despite it being a miniseries, Sullivan’s Crossing was already getting another season before it hit it big on Netflix and The Hunting Wives? It’s only a matter of time given how it’s performed.
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