Netflix has made public for the first time the data for 99% of the catalog of movies and series it broadcasts. Users around the world have spent 812 million hours watching the series "The Night Agent", thus making the political thriller the most watched series in the first half of 2023.
The online streaming company has been criticized for a lack of transparency, a problem that also fueled a strike by actors and screenwriters this year, who were demanding more bonuses tied to the viewership of their movies or series.
In a press conference, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged that not releasing the numbers was a problem, but added that this was done as the company was building a monitoring system that would allow it not to share sensitive information that could be used from the competition.
With 100 billion hours watched in total, other series on the list are "Ginny and Georgia", "Gilmore Girls", "Seinfeld", "Friends" and "The Office".
In the movie category, "The Mother", starring Jennifer Lopez, was the most watched, with 249 million hours.
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