Before the finale stranger things Star Noah Schnapp warned that not all fans will be happy with the ending.

In the weeks leading up to the final, Schnapp said, “It’s literally impossible. That’s why they’re not working to satisfy ‘that or that’.” “There’s so much pressure to not only finish the season, but the finale to tell the story of what the whole show was about. But I think the Duffers and our cast, honestly, do a good job of drowning out that noise.”

While it wasn’t universally praised, it did provide a fitting ending, but it still hasn’t reached the top of Netflix’s most-watched shows.

‘Stranger Things’ is not the most watched series on Netflix

What’s on Netflix consists of a list of the most watched series on the streaming platform. stranger things It doesn’t sit at the top or even in second place. Netflix uses a 91-day window to count views.

“To measure biggest hits, Netflix uses viewing time and completed viewing equivalent time (CVE) for short. These viewing times are derived from Netflix’s worldwide subscriber base, and CVE calculates a show or movie’s running time by dividing by the number of hours watched,” writes What’s on Netflix.

The most-watched series are broken down by season and we’ll explain why. stranger things It has not yet achieved the number one spot. Currently owning it is WednesdayThe first season of was watched for 1,718.8 million hours and watched 252.1 million times.

mega hit puberty In second place was 546.5 million hours watched and 142.6 million views. the third season of stranger things ” came in third place, while the show’s final season 5 currently sits in sixth place with 1,195.9 million hours watched and 115 million views.

There’s still plenty of time in the show’s final season to rack up views and move up the list, but will it reach number one?

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