One of Netflix‘s original shows has become such a major sensation that its previous seasons are also ranked on the streaming service’s top 10 shows list, throwing off the rest of the platform’s viewership data. Many of the best shows on Netflix receive a big bump in viewership when new seasons are released. As hype for the new episodes increases, viewers who haven’t gotten around to watching the hit show want to catch up, and fans who haven’t seen the previous seasons since they were released want to be refreshed on everything that has happened.

That spike in viewership for previous season happens for most shows, but not the extent it has happened for Ginny & Georgia. Netflix’s Top 10 most popular shows include all three seasons of Ginny & Georgia occupying different spots at the time of writing. Ginny & Georgia season 3 holds the top spot, while season 1 sits at spot five and season 2 occupies number six. Effectively, one show accounts for 30% of Netflix’s Top 10 list, moving similarly popular shows down the ranking and removing the 11th and 12th most popular shows from the list entirely. Ginny & Georgia is experiencing an almost unprecedented level of popularity.

What Ginny & Georgia’s Success Means For Netflix & Its Other Shows

Ginny & Georgia Is A Masterclass In How To Make A Viral Show & Netflix May Want To Recapture Its Magic

Brianna Howey as Georgia Miller and Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller in Ginny & Georgia season 3. They're sitting on a pink sofa looking at each other, wearing jeans and black tops. Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey as Ginny and Georgia in Ginny & GeorgiaCustom Image by Debanjana Chowdhury Marcus Resting His Head On Ginny At School Musical In Ginny & Georgia Season 2. Ginny (Antonia Gentry) smiling in Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia‘s stint at the top of Netflix’s top 10 list is, most fundamentally, a great sign for the show itself. Ginny & Georgia has clearly cracked the code for making a viral show, and it’s so good that each new season is apparently drawing in new viewers who want to catch up with what everyone else is watching. Netflix isn’t going to let go of a show like that any time soon, which makes sense given Ginny & Georgia season 4’s filming updates.

This may even be enough to turn Ginny & Georgia into one of Netflix’s flagship shows alongside the likes of Squid Game and Stranger Things. Ginny & Georgia‘s popularity may also affect Netflix as a whole. This is precisely what Netflix wants out of a streaming original: something so popular that it becomes a cultural phenomenon that gets progressively more popular as it continues.

Ginny & Georgia‘s success may inspire Netflix to try to recapture some of its magic in a way.

In Netflix’s ideal world, every original show would have multiple past seasons on the Netflix’s Top 10 charts as well. Ginny & Georgia‘s success may inspire Netflix to try to recapture some of its magic in a way. That could mean more new shows focusing on the same target audience Ginny & Georgia does, or it could mean doubling down on already-established shows and trying to make each progressive season more popular.

Our Take On Ginny & Georgia’s Popularity & Season 4

Ginny & Georgia Is A Great Sign For The Future Of Netflix’s Original Shows

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There are a lot of reasons Ginny & Georgia found this massive success it’s enjoying, and I believe most of them are a good sign for the future of Netflix as a whole. I’m always a fan of original shows getting a chance to happen in the first place and also last long enough to find their footing, which is exactly what Ginny & Georgia has done, to tremendous effect.

I just hope that Ginny & Georgia‘s resounding success – and its previous seasons’ return to the top 10 charts – can inspire Netflix to continue taking chances on making new original shows and reinvesting in the ones it already has going.

 

Ginny & Georgia Season
RT Critics Score
RT Audience Score

S1
68%
69%

S2
60%
81%

S3
69%
82%