Are these the least popular shows on Netflix? Barbie: A Christmas Carol, Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure and Gasoline Alley are among those with the lowest viewing figures
The least-watched shows on Netflix have been revealed as the streaming giant published an extensive list of viewing figures – with titles at the bottom including Barbie: A Christmas Carol and The Gruffalo's Child.
On Tuesday, Netflix published their first 'What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report' and will release data twice a year.
It's a comprehensive report of what people watched on the streaming giant over a six-month period, from January to June 2023. It includes the hours watched for each title that had more than 50,000 hours watched, its premiere date and whether it was available worldwide.
The report covers more than 18,000 titles and almost 100 billion viewed hours, rounded to 100,000 viewed hours.
Barbie: A Christmas Carol was viewed 100,000 hours, although the film was not available worldwide.
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure (season 1) had 100,000 hours watched and was also not available worldwide.
Meanwhile, Gasoline Alley, unavailable worldwide, also had 100,000 viewing hours.
At the bottom of the list were Yogi Bear, horror film The Last Exorcism, The Gruffalo's Child and Star Trek (2009).
Barbie: A Christmas Carol was viewed 100,000 hours, although the film was not available worldwide
Gasoline Alley, unavailable worldwide, also had 100,000 hours watched
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure (season 1) reached 100,000 hours watched
At the very bottom of the list was also Star Trek (2009)
It's important to note that release dates impact viewership, with viewers gravitating more towards newer releases.
More than 60 percent of Netflix titles released in the first six months of 2023 appeared on their weekly Top 10 lists.
The streaming giant said they noticed trends between their full data report and the top 10 lists.
This included strong running favorites such as Ginny & Georgia, Alice in Borderland, The Marked Heart, Outer Banks, You, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, XO Kitty and film sequels Murder Mystery 2 and Extraction 2.
They also noted the popularity of new series such as The Night Agent, The Diplomat, Beef, The Glory, Alpha Males, FUBAR and Fake Profile.
Netflix highlighted the staying power of All Quiet on the Western Front, which debuted in October 2022 but still generated 80 million viewing hours between January and June.
This comes as official figures show Harry and Meghan's £88million Netflix series is less popular than Peppa Pig.
Harry and Meghan's £88million Netflix series has proven less popular than Peppa Pig
The couple's documentary was watched a total of 62 million hours on Netflix in the first half of 2023 – while the first two seasons of Peppa Pig have grossed more than 140 million hours combined.
Documentary by the couple about their departure from royal life was watched for a total of 62 million hours on Netflix in the first half of 2023 – while the children's cartoon's first two seasons combined for more than 140 million hours.
To put that into context, 60 million hours watched is the equivalent of one million people watching an hour-long episode once.
The streaming giant released the figures after receiving criticism for not being transparent about how its content is performing.
The first season of the political thriller The Night Agent was the most watched Netflix show in the first half of the year.
The Night Agent was by far the most successful show – with 22 percent more views than the second season of comedy drama Ginny & Georgia, which finished in second place and racked up 665 million viewing hours in six months
The Night Agent, which premiered on the platform on March 23, was watched 812 million hours in about three months.
It was by far the most successful show – with 22 percent more views than the second season of comedy-drama Ginny & Georgia, which finished in second place and racked up 665 million viewing hours in six months.
Revenge thriller The Glory finished in third place with 623 million hours viewed.
The first season of comedy-horror Wednesday, which launched last November, racked up 507 million hours watched, while period drama Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story totaled 503 million hours.
The report states: 'Success on Netflix is not only determined by the number of hours watched.
“What matters is whether a film or TV show thrilled audiences and the size of that audience relative to the economy.”