The latest installment of Ryan Murphy ‘s Monster series on Netflix appears to be off to a slightly better start than its predecessor.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story , which premiered on October 3, drew 12.2M views in its first three days of availability, putting it at No. 2 on Netflix’s weekly English TV Top 10 from September 29 to October 5.
That number alone is basically on par with the opening week performance for Season 2, titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story , which debuted to 12.3M views last year . However, the second season hit Netflix on a Thursday, giving it one additional day in its premiere week to amass similar viewership. With that in mind, it appears that The Ed Gein Story has gained slightly more traction, at least initially.
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