Netflix has released viewership data for the brand new WWE Unreal series, and it seems that pro wrestling fans are embracing the show, because it has entered the highest 10 of the viewing charts for the week.
WWE Unreal was released on July 29, days ahead of SummerSlam, and the show has featured in the highest 10 most-viewed shows on Netflix. Netflix has released global viewing data for the period between July 28 and August 3, with the WWE show debuting at #9 with a complete of two.3 million views. The show has also garnered a complete of 10.7 million hours viewed. In contrast, the July 28 edition of “WWE Raw” has drawn just a little more viewership, with a complete of two.7 million views and 5.5 million hours viewed.
“Untamed,” “The Hunting Wives,” and “Amy Bradley is Missing” are the highest three shows for the week, drawing 12.2 million, 5.8 million, and 4.2 million, respectively.
WWE’s partnership with Netflix has spawned the Unreal show that has taken fans behind the scenes and into the author’s room, revealing, some say, the secrets of the professional wrestling business. The show has drawn contrasting reactions, with WWE Hall of Famers like Mark Henry and Bully Ray unhappy with how much of the curtain was peeled back by WWE and Netflix within the making of the show.
CM Punk — who was a central figure on the show — has said that the show is counterintuitive to all the pieces he has learned concerning the business. Some in WWE, including CCO Triple H and former World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso, have highlighted the advantages of the show. “The Game” believes it can bring a brand new level of appreciation for the wrestlers and the business.