Ryan Murphy’s latest true crime series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, has claimed the No. 1 spot in Netflix’s weekly TV rankings. The series received 20.7 million views from October 13–19, a strong first full week for the show. This follows its first four days on the platform, where it received 12.2 million views.
While the series performed similarly to Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story, which had 19.5 million views during its first full week, there are signs of decline. Average daily views of The Ed Gein Story dropped from 4.1 million per day during its opening weekend to 2.9 million in the previous week.
Here’s how it compares to previous seasons
The series initially showed similar performance patterns to The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which became a Netflix sensation. Dahmer achieved approximately 4.4 million views per day during its opening weekend and maintained a similar pace throughout the first week. By comparison, The Ed Gein Story now aligns more closely with the Menendez series, which averaged 2.8 million views per day in its debut week.
While The Ed Gein Story remains popular, it is unlikely to reach the same level of success as Dahmer’s. Currently, Dahmer is ranked number four on Netflix’s most popular list. Unless there is a sudden surge in interest, Ed Gein’s Story is not expected to feature among the streamer’s top overall titles.
Other Netflix hits this week
Seasonal viewing preferences can affect a show’s attractiveness. Light, holiday-themed content is attracting audiences. Netflix’s Is This Cake? Halloween ranked second for the week with 5.7 million views. In third place was celebrity documentary Victoria Beckham, which attracted 5.6 million viewers.
Meanwhile, drama Boots, based on Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine, got off to a slow start. The series, which tells the story of a gay teen who joins the US Marine Corps in 1990 while hiding his sexuality, debuted with 4.7 million views.
In films, The Woman in Cabin 10 led the weekly chart with 21.2 million views after its Friday debut. Animated K-pop feature Demon Hunters remained strong in its 17th week, drawing 17.8 million viewers despite a 30% drop from August. True crime documentary My Father the BTK Killer came in third with 5.7 million views.
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