Top 10 Week of Dec. 23: Squid Game Season 2 Scores Record-Breaking Debut

Like presents under the Christmas tree, fans couldn't wait to unwrap new episodes of Squid Game this week. Season 2 of the massively popular Korean series from creator/director Hwang Dong-hyuk and starring Lee Jung-jae topped the non-English TV list with a whopping 68 million views, ranking No. 1 in 92 countries and breaking the record for most views for a show in its premiere week (previously set by Wednesday Season 1 in 2022, with 50.1 million views).

Since its release on Dec. 26, the show's sophomore run has already become Netflix's seventh most popular non-English TV show in record time - Squid Game Season 1 remains at the top with 265.2 million views - and propelled the multiplayer video game Squid Game: Unleashed to No. 1 in action games on the App Store in 57 countries. And there's more to come: the third and final season is due out in 2025.

NFL Christmas Gameday Live also won big: The Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans (which featured Beyoncé's thrilling halftime performance (now available to stream as a standalone special) and the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the English TV list. The NFL Christmas games are the two most-streamed NFL match-ups in US history.

Meanwhile, Carry-On flew high for its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the English films list with 34.9 million views. Plus, interest for the historical drama The Six Triple Eight remained strong in its second week, landing at No. 2 with 23.3 million views.

Fans also got their blood pumping with thrillers like The Madness (No. 7 in English TV, 3 million views) and Spain's 1992 (No. 9 in non-English TV, 1.2 million views). They also reveled in the heartwarming romance of Virgin River Season 6, which landed at No. 3 in English TV this week with 9.2 million views; Season 1 ranked at No. 10 with 1.3 million views. Plus, there was plenty of love for South Africa's Umjolo: Day Ones, which secured No. 4 in non-English films with an impressive 2 million views.

Fittingly, the Christmas spirit was strong during the holiday week, with That Christmas (No. 3 in English films, 11.9 million views), Black Doves (No. 5 in English TV, 5.4 million views), and Our Little Secret (No. 7 in English films, 7 million views) all leaving an impression.

Fans also tuned in for plenty of drama, with Norway's La Palma holding strong at No. 2 in non-English TV (12.2 million views) and Korea's When the Phone Rings at No. 4 (4.4 million views). Colombia's One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part One left its mark at No. 6 (1.8 million views) and the Brazil limited series Senna rounded out its fifth week on the list at No. 8 with 1.4 million views.

In this home stretch of the year, viewers loved Belgium's Ferry 2 (No. 1 in non-English film, 6.1 million views), enough to launch the film's 2021 predecessor, Ferry, to the No. 8 slot with 1.4 million views. Many also tapped into Italy's The Children's Train (No. 3 in non-English films, 2.3 million views) and India's Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous - a documentary on the famed singer, music producer, and actor - which raked in 1.1 million views (No. 10 in non-English films).

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weekly_rank season_title weekly_hours_viewed runtime weekly_views cumulative_weeks_in_top_10

Films (English)
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2 The Six Triple Eight 50400000 2.1667 23300000 2
3 That Christmas 19000000 1.6 11900000 4
4 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 17000000 1.4333 11900000 11
5 Blacklight 13300000 1.75 7600000 1
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7 Our Little Secret 11700000 1.6833 7000000 5
8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 10900000 1.7333 6300000 7
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10 The Mountain Between Us 10600000 1.8667 5700000 1

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2 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 9800000 2.6333 3700000 1
3 The Children's Train 4000000 1.7667 2300000 4
4 Umjolo: Day Ones 2900000 1.45 2000000 2
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9 Amaran 3700000 2.8167 1300000 4
10 Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous 1400000 1.3333 1100000 2

TV (English)
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2 Christmas Gameday: Chiefs vs. Steelers 41200000 0 14300000 1
3 Virgin River: Season 6 76100000 8.3167 9200000 2
4 Your Friend, Nate Bargatze 6700000 1.0667 6300000 1
5 Black Doves: Season 1 29800000 5.5 5400000 4
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8 No Good Deed: Season 1 12300000 4.55 2700000 3
9 Fireplace for Your Home: Classic Crackling Fireplace 1600000 1 1600000 1
10 Virgin River: Season 1 9900000 7.4167 1300000 4

TV (Non-English)
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2 La Palma: Limited Series 37400000 3.0667 12200000 3
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4 When the Phone Rings: Limited Series 50100000 11.3667 4400000 6
5 The Manny: Season 2 12100000 4.5 2700000 2
6 One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 1 15400000 8.6 1800000 3
7 DAN DA DAN 7000000 4.9167 1400000 12
8 Senna: Limited Series 8600000 6.35 1400000 5
9 1992: Season 1 5500000 4.45 1200000 3
10 The Manny 6200000 5.75 1100000 5