“Stranger Things” Is the Most-Watched Series of the 2025-2026 Season

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Premiere For The Final Season Of The Television Series "stranger Things" In Los Angeles
Cast members Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Natalia Dyer, and creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer along with other cast members attend the premiere for the final season of the television series "Stranger Things" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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“Stranger Things” Is the Most-Watched Series of the 2025-2026 Season

The 2025 – 2026 TV season just ended and “Stranger Things” dominated the charts.

 

The data was collected from mid-September to mid-April, over both streaming and broadcast TV. It’s worth mentioning that sports were not included, or “Sunday Night Football” would have been #1.

Here are the Top 10 with the average number of viewers:

1.  “Stranger Things” (Netflix):  32.9 million

 

2.  “His & Hers” (Netflix):  25.6 million

 

3.  “Marshals” (CBS/Paramount+):  20.7 million

 

4.  “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix):  20.6 million

 

5.  “Landman” (Paramount+):  19.8 million

 

6.  “Bridgerton” (Netflix):  18.3 million

 

7.  “Tracker” (CBS/Paramount+):  16.4 million

 

8.  “High Potential” (ABC/Hulu):  16 million

 

9.  “The Pitt” (HBO Max):  13.8 million

 

10.  “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix):  13.4 million

 

Courtesy of Variety 

 

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