7 TV Takeaways From Netflix’s Data Dump: Children’s TV, ‘Young Sheldon’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Thrive

Success for “The Roast of Tom Brady” affirms the streamer’s live programming strategy

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in "Baby Reindeer"
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in "Baby Reindeer" (Netflix)

Netflix released its semi-annual data dump on Thursday, unveiling viewership for the streamer’s biggest hits — and not so big releases — from January through June of 2024.

While the most-watched seasons of TV during the six-month interval included “Fool Me Once,” “Bridgerton” Season 3, “Baby Reindeer” and “The Gentlemen,” a group of winners have arisen from the data dump, including children’s TV as a whole — including “Peppa Pig” — “Young Sheldon” and buzzy crime docs like  “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal.”

As the streamer continues to bolster its live event programming, the success of “The Roast of Tom Brady” followed in the footsteps of “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” as it found an eager audience, whereas the first-ever livestream of the SAG-AFTRA Awards earlier this year didn’t do much for Netflix, viewership-wise.

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