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Top 10 data found in and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story It is the main story, which opens up to massive viewership that proves the franchise’s enduring strength. We’ll also cover the rest of the top 10 English-language TV shows, which had a strong debut Crew girlreturn GentlemenAnd the continued weekly success of WWE Raw.
Despite its massive viewership, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story continues the series’ trend of struggling to win over critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Season 4 currently has a rating of 42% with critics and 57% with audiences.
Of course, since DAHMER’s release, Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology has often found itself at the center of critical polarization. While audiences consistently tune in by the tens of millions, reviewers routinely levy criticism targeting the franchise’s tone, pacing, and the moral dilemmas of depicting real-life tragedies. The Lizzie Borden Story is no exception, currently enjoying a “rotten” critical consensus that contrasts sharply with the top spot on the global charts. It proves once again that for this franchise, the lack of critical acclaim is no obstacle when it comes to capturing subscribers’ curiosity.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Unlocks a strong and continuing success for the franchise
Netflix had another incredibly successful launch of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Storythe fourth and latest installment in one of Netflix’s biggest franchises. Another notorious true crime figure has once again been thrust into the spotlight, and fans are showing up in droves.
In its opening week, The Lizzie Borden Story It was the undisputed top performer, ranking as the most-watched title of the week on the Netflix Global Top 10 across both series and movies. It reached number one with 12.1 million views and reached the top ten in 89 countries.
This fourth installment opened with strong viewership that is directly in line with the previous seasons. For comparison, Ed Gein story It opened to 12.2 million views, and The story of Lyle and Eric Menendez It opened to 12.3 million viewers.
Important note: DAHMER was released on Wednesday, compared to Thursday for other releases.
Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology track record remains almost unparalleled. Since the franchise’s premiere in 2022 with Dahmerall four installments A monster It reached first place on the list of the top 10 series in the world. Netflix also notes that since 2023, the series has garnered nearly 170 million views across its subsequent seasons, based on syndication reports.
Rest of English TV Top 10
outside A monsterthe English TV programming lineup for the week of 14 September saw an eclectic mix of new dramas, reality, live sports entertainment and highly anticipated returning series.
Here’s how the top 10 English-language TV shows break down this week:
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: Season 1
- Crew Girl: Season 1
- Gentlemen: Season 2
- Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 14
- Gentlemen: Season 1
- RAW:2026: “September 14, 2026”
- Death of the Pastor’s Wife: Season 1
- Joe Kooy: Blue in the face
- Mark Robert CrunchLabs: Season 5
- Beauty in Black: Season 3
Some key takeaways from the rest of the menu: Crew girl He made a strong debut in second place, just behind him A monster. We’ve also seen a huge boost for Guy Ritchie Gentlemenwith the debut of the second season, bringing the first season back into the top five.
We’ve got more top 10 data analysis to bring you over the next few hours, covering all the other major headlines – stay tuned!