Netflix Top 10: The most-watched series in the world right now

One of the most popular Netflix action thrillers is still dominating the platform for a third week in a row, having not budged from its spot at the top of Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 chart of the biggest shows in the world.

The Night Agent, based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, returned with a new season on Jan. 23. It promised more of the same pulse-pounding intrigue, high-stakes conspiracy, and relentless action that made the first season such a hit. Netflix publishes its ranking of the hottest TV shows each week, and we'll take a closer look at the new season of The Night Agent below, as well as the rest of what's hot on the streamer at the moment.

Netflix Top 10 shows

Here's this week's complete list of the Top 10 English-language shows on Netflix, based on the latest updated data from the company:

1. The Night Agent (Season 2) -- 7.5 million views
2. The Recruit (Season 2) -- 6.1 million views
3. American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson -- 4.5 million views
4. Sweet Magnolias (Season 4) -- 4 million views
5. Apple Cider Vinegar -- 3.8 million views
6. The Recruit (Season 1) -- 3.3 million views
7. Raw: 2025 (Feb. 3, 2025) -- 3.1 million views
8. Ms. Rachel -- 3 million views
9. The Night Agent (Season 1) -- 2.6 million views
10. Ghosts (Season 1) -- 2.2 million views

To learn more about some of this week's other most-watched series, you can go deeper by checking out our previous coverage of some of the Netflix originals above, such as the new drama Apple Cider Vinegar starring Kaitlyn Dever as a scammy wellness influencer. For now, though, let's focus on the biggest Netflix TV release in the world at the moment.

The Night Agent (Season 2) -- #1 on Netflix

The current top-ranked Netflix title in the world by viewership, The Night Agent, first shot to #1 with a little less than a full week's streaming availability under its belt. This week, the show is #1 in 15 countries.

That said, the new season hasn't exactly been met with universal approval. The split between critics and fans on Rotten Tomatoes, for example, really tells the story (as does many the emails I've gotten from disappointed viewers about the show). The critics' score for Season 2 of The Night Agent currently stands at a strong 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience score, however, is a little less than half of that -- a terrible 38% as of this writing.

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in "The Night Agent." Image source: Siviroon Srisuwan/Netflix

There's a lot that goes into this sort of thing. Some critics might not want to dump on one of Netflix's most popular shows, for fear of falling out of favor with this streamer. Netflix also doesn't always make every episode of a season available for the press to screen; moreover, critics sometimes just watch an episode or two and then crank out a positive review that doesn't encompass a season's totality -- but which, nevertheless, gets fed into the overall Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating.

Here's some of what viewers have to say about the new season (which, again, is the #1 show on Netflix at the moment):

• "Wow. What happened? Season 1 was entertaining. Season 2 is terrible. The plot is bad and the dialog is lame. Rose is so annoying that I found myself hoping they'd kill her off so I didn't have to listen to any more of her whining." (1.5/5 stars)

• "The story is very contrived where the plot is unnaturally forced to prolong the show to 10 episodes. It's like watching a horror flick where the characters make decisions and say things like an 8 year old, very silly and stupid." (2/5 stars)

• "Ridiculous storyline. Stale acting. Seems like the writers were forced to get something out the door without one iota of creating thinking. Season one was terrific; season two contrived and not worth watching - a flop." (1/5 stars)

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