3 Body Problem. Eiza González as Auggie Salazar in episode 103 of three Body Problem. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
3 Body Problem‘s first batch of viewing figures from Netflix has just been released, and it’s doing fairly nicely, though it’s on no account a smash hit but.
Netflix has invested closely on this present, whether or not it’s giving it an enormous price range to provide within the first place which clearly is obvious for those who’ve watched the sequence. But it additionally extends to the advertising. There’s been an enormous and concerted effort to make it a success. The streamer has invested closely on this present, throwing its complete advertising and promotional machine at it. If you’re in Los Angeles, it’s exhausting to not see a billboard selling it. If you’re on-line and observe Netflix, you’ve been bombarded for the previous week about it and can proceed to be this week. Netflix even cleared this week of main Netflix Original releases to offer it some respiratory room.
So, let’s get into it—how nicely did 3 Body Problem debut? After 4 days, it debuted because the second most-watched English-language sequence, with 81.70 million hours watched, equating to 11 million views (viewing hours divided by the watchtime—7 hours and 24 minutes). The Gentlemen continues its reign at number one, choosing up one other 78 million hours watched, equating to 11.70 million views in its third week.
The interval measured for this primary set of numbers is between March 18th and March twenty fourth, 2024.
Per Netflix, right here’s how they describe the efficiency to date:
“3 Body Problem, the new sci-fi series from David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, began its invasion in second place with 11M views over four days. The “sci-fi epic” reached the Top 10 in 93 international locations, drew essential acclaim, despatched the novels on which the sequence relies again to bestseller lists and took over landmarks and screens in 28 international locations all over the world.”
3 Body Problem high 10 TV sequence debut week
How does this stack up in views in week 1? Our resident high 10 professional, Frédéric Durand, put collectively a fast graph of how the primary 4 days stack up in opposition to different main Netflix sequence launches, and whereas it’s on no account a brilliant launch like Avatar: The Last Airbender lately achieved or different large hits like The Night Agent or The Watcher.
It ranks notably forward of 1899 and Resident Evil, however solely barely. Both of them have been later canceled.
The evolution of this present’s viewership in weeks 2 and three might be important to its success in getting a renewal order. We’ll have to see a considerable rise in viewing hours in week 2, and from there, it’ll be about how nicely it could actually maintain and knowledge that’s unavailable to us maybe most significantly, its completion fee.
If we examine the viewing hours week-to-week with a number of reveals of comparable budgets, we will see that the present must emulate The Sandman in gaining considerably in its first full week after which dropping progressively. 1899, however, dropped off significantly within the third and fourth weeks. We ought to be aware, nevertheless, that The Sandman was aided following the discharge with the animated particular, which was launched round two weeks after the preliminary season drop.
| 3 Body Problem | 1899 | The Sandman | Avatar: The Last Airbender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 81,700,000 | 79,270,000 | 69,480,000 | 153,400,000 |
| Week 2 | TBD | 87,890,000 | 127,500,000 | 144,200,000 |
| Week 3 | TBD | 44,620,000 | 77,240,000 | 65,700,000 |
| Week 4 | TBD | 27,530,000 | 53,790,000 | 37,500,000 |
| Week 5 | TBD | 17,850,000 | 33,320,000 | 24,600,000 |
| Week 6 | TBD | – | 19,590,000 | TBD |
| Week 7 | TBD | – | 12,220,000 | TBD |
FlixPatrol Data for 3 Body Problem
Let’s dive into the person high 10 knowledge to date for FlixPatrol as of March twenty sixth. While it’s a bit of too early to actually make use of their knowledge, we will see that regardless of a comparatively subdued launch (primarily due to The Gentlemen’s continued glorious efficiency), the present has gained momentum and is at present choosing up most factors in most areas with just a few notable exceptions.
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SambaTV Data
Samba TV was one of many first metrics corporations to launch a date for 3 Body Problem, asserting that 961,000 US households watched it within the first 4 days. In addition, they be aware that “Asian households tuned in at the highest rate, over-indexing by 14%, followed by Black households at 12%.”
If we take a look at all of the 4-day knowledge Samba TV has launched for TV sequence up to now, we will see that it ranks pretty low behind Resident Evil and The Umbrella Academy season 3 however notably above One Piece and The Witcher season 3—Volume 1.
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We’ll have tons extra knowledge on 3 Body Problem within the coming weeks and months, and it will likely be fascinating to see the way it evolves. No doubt, we’ll characteristic the present a bit of extra in our Top 10 report tomorrow, too.
Our full season 2 preview might be stay tomorrow. It consists of what’s been mentioned a few second season and past, plus our predictions on the place we’re headed subsequent story-wise.
How do you assess the primary week’s viewing stats for 3 Body Problem to date? Let us know within the feedback.