Wednesday Tops IMDb Charts, Knocking Out Alien Earth and Dexter
Netflix’s goth hit just claimed the crown as IMDb’s most popular TV show, leaving Alien Earth and Dexter in the dust—see why everyone’s obsessed with Wednesday.
Power rankings update: the goth queen just reclaimed the throne. Wednesday vaulted back to the top of IMDb popularity, bumping both Dexter: Resurrection and Alien: Earth, and it is also sitting at #1 on Netflix worldwide. Not bad for a show that first blew up in 2022.
The leaderboard right now
- 1) Wednesday — Season 2 Part 2 premiered Sept 3. It jumped two spots to take IMDb’s most popular series and is currently #1 on Netflix globally. IMDb user rating: 8.0.
- 2) Dexter: Resurrection — Fresh off a much-hyped season finale last week, the afterglow faded fast and it slid to #2. IMDb user rating: 9.2.
- 3) Alien: Earth — Now at #3 and wobbling a bit with long-time franchise loyalists. IMDb user rating: 7.6.
- 4) The Paper (Peacock) — The Office spinoff quietly surged, jumping 63 points to land at #4 on IMDb. All 10 episodes of Season 1 dropped Sept 4. IMDb rating: 7.0; Rotten Tomatoes: 85% Certified Fresh from critics, 75% from audiences; currently the #1 show on Peacock.
Wednesday is winning the chart game, but the viewership math is weird
Here is the twist: Wednesday’s second-half numbers are softer than its first-half blast. Season 2 Part 1 pulled 50 million views in its first five days. Season 2 Part 2? 28.2 million in the same window — a 43.6% drop. Fans were amped to get back to Nevermore at first, but a month later, some of that enthusiasm fizzled. The chatter that the show did Lady Gaga dirty did not help either. You could argue the split-season rollout cost momentum; dropping all eight at once might have kept everyone locked in.
Why Wednesday beat Dexter and Alien anyway
IMDb’s popularity chart is momentum-based as much as it is love-based, and Wednesday just had a fresh content hit. Dexter: Resurrection was the talk of the town last week thanks to that finale, but heat cools. Alien: Earth has a solid score, just not as strong with the faithful — and that gap shows when the rankings get volatile.
Keep an eye on The Paper and Alien: Earth
Do not sleep on The Paper. It is new, bingeable, and already found a lane. Meanwhile, Alien: Earth wraps its first season on Sept 23. If it finishes strong, it could climb again right as Wednesday’s second-half hype naturally ebbs and Dexter settles into the rearview.
Where to watch
Wednesday is streaming on Netflix. Dexter: Resurrection is on Paramount+ with Showtime. Alien: Earth is on Hulu. The Paper is on Peacock.