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On the first day of spring 2026, my now-former boss asked if we could talk. This being the digital age, the meeting occurredof my wide-eyed lapdog while informing me that the company, with great reluctance and an extremely flattering letter of recommendation, had no choice but to let me go

Having too many TV shows to pick from isn’t the worst problem to have. But sometimes it causes paralysis, and you end up watching reruns of Friends or The West Wing. Instead of finishing a great show and then falling into another rut, I decided to switch things up.

After being criticized for being notoriously private about its data in its early years, Netflix has been more forthcoming about its viewership in recent years, with its biannual What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report and weekly emails about its Top 10 lists, both of which detail the amount of views its movies and shows…

Animated series are one of Netflix’s most popular divisions, with kids’ animation especially consistently ranking among the most-viewed shows on the streamer. Kids’ animation, especially, is good with repeat viewing compared to other Netflix Originals and licensed series. Which ones have been the top performers so far in 2026? Here’s our rundown. 

Netflix has revealed its 10 most-watched TV series of 2026, featuring returning favorites, new originals, and international hits. Leading the list is His & Hers, the platform’s most-watched series of the year.

For this viewership overview, I am usingmillions of CVEs, or Complete Viewings Equivalents. I divide the minutes watched from the Luminate Top 10 and Top 50 by the duration of the titles to compare programs of different lengths released on different dates. This is not an audience count in terms of viewers, but an arbitrary…

Netflix has a huge selection of amazing animated movies. Features within the medium are among the most-watched programs on the streamer for the first half of the year, from the original features to licensed flicks. There are numerous nostalgic gems for adults, popcorn flicks for family movie night, or typically the entertaining background noise to…

Netflix said last year it was experimenting with and debuting some of its first shows produced with artificial intelligence. Now, the company is reporting that generative AI was used in roughly 300 of its programs this year, mostly across production and especially postproduction. 

Today, we’re sharing what our members watched on Netflix from January to June 2026.

I lived through the 2025 Tennessee Titans season. Survived it, really. And presumably, if you’re reading this, so did you