By Loree Seitz

“Wednesday” Season 1 smashed Netflix TV records in 2022, becoming the most-watched English-language series. Three years later, the Addams Family-inspired series has overcome the sophomore slump, with Season 2 already tallying a cumulative 625.9 million hours across its two-part release.

“Wednesday” Season 2 debuted its first four episodes to 50 million views, or 201.6 million hours viewed, in just five days after its Aug. 6 release. Using the streamer’s staggered-release strategy, the final four chapters racked up 219.2 million hours viewed in just five days after dropping on Sept. 3. For comparison, “Wednesday” Season 1 debuted to 341.23 hours viewed in just five days, though that was with eight episodes available to view at once. Within five weeks, that total grew to 1.31 billion hours viewed.