The 10 most-watched seasons on Netflix in the second half of 2023

The 10 most-watched seasons on Netflix in the second half of 2023

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Iñaki Godoy as Luffy in Netflix’s “One Piece.”

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  • Netflix released its second engagement report, tracking viewership in the second half of 2023. 
  • This report includes two metrics not included in the streamer’s previous report: runtime and views.
  • Here are the 10 most-watched seasons on Netflix, from July through December 2023. 
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Netflix has released its second engagement report, clocking viewership and watch time for the second half of 2023 — and it contains a bit more data than the streamer’s first report.

Netflix released the first engagement report in December, tracking watch times for the first half of 2023. During that time period, the first season of “The Night Agent” amassed 812,100,000 hours watched, earning the top-viewed spot.

Netflix’s second report breaks out two metrics that weren’t a part of its first: runtime and views, which were calculated by dividing a title’s hours watched by its runtime. The most-viewed series in this report was Netflix’s live-action “One Piece” adaptation, proving that the streamer’s bet on one of the biggest anime properties in the world has paid off.

We’ve ranked the top seasons from July through December 2023 by views — not by hours watched. However, we’ve included both metrics below.

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10. “The Lincoln Lawyer” season 2

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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in season two of “The Lincoln Lawyer.”

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Total views: 35,700,000

Total hours viewed: 292,300,000

Premiere date: July 6, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

Netflix synopsis: “Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles.

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9. “Virgin River” season 5

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Benjamin Hollingsworth as Brady in season five of “Virgin River.”

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Total views: 35,800,000

Total hours viewed: 331,400,000

Premiere date: September 7, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: No Rotten Tomatoes critics score

Netflix synopsis: “In this heartwarming drama series, a nurse practitioner, starts a new life in a small town and finds love.”

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8. “Cocomelon” season 8

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JJ stars in “Cocomelon”

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Total views: 37,600,000

Total hours viewed: 40,100,000

Premiere date: April 10, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: No Rotten Tomatoes critics score

Netflix synopsis: “Learn letters, numbers, animal sounds and more with JJ in this musical series that brings fun times with nursery rhymes for the whole family!”

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7. “Beckham”

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David Beckham in the Netflix docuseries “Beckham.”

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Total views: 43,900,000

Total hours viewed: 208,500,000

Premiere date: October 4, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

Netflix synopsis: “This four-part documentary series tells the inside story of a global football star and cultural icon. David Beckham is one of the most known names on the planet, yet few people know who he really is.”

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6. “Sex Education” season 4

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Asa Butterfield in “Sex Education.”

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Total views: 46,300,000

Total hours viewed: 374,700,000

Premiere date: September 21, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

Netflix synopsis: “Following the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis and Eric now face a new frontier — their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College.”

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5. “The Witcher” season 3

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Henry Cavill in “The Witcher” season three.

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Total views: 47,900,000

Total hours viewed: 363,800,000

Premiere date: June 29, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Netflix synopsis: “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri into hiding, determined to protect his newly reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.”

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4. “Lupin: Part 3”

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Omar Sy in “Lupin: Part 3.”

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Total views: 49,700,000

Total hours viewed: 274,300,000

Premiere date: October 5, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

Netflix synopsis: “Now in hiding, Assane must learn to live far from his wife and son. With the suffering they endure because of him, Assane can’t stand it any longer and decides to return to Paris to make them a crazy proposal: leave France and start a new life elsewhere.”

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3. “Who Is Erin Carter?”

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Evin Ahmad on “Who Is Erin Carter?”

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Total views: 50,100,000

Total hours viewed: 286,200,000

Premiere date: August 24, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

Netflix synopsis: “A British woman’s tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret… and violent past.”

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2. “Dear Child”

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Naila Schuberth as Hannah in “Dear Child.”

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Total views: 52,500,000

Total hours viewed: 252,800,000

Premiere date: September 7, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

Netflix synopsis: “A mysterious woman’s escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind an unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier.”

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1. “One Piece” season 1

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Iñaki Godoy as Luffy in Netflix’s “One Piece.”

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Total views: 71,600,000

Total hours viewed: 541,900,000

Premiere date: August 31, 2023

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

Netflix synopsis: “Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda, this legendary high-seas adventure is unlike any other. Monkey D. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom since he can remember. Luffy sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure.”

Disclosure: Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Business Insider’s parent company, Axel Springer, is a Netflix board member.

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