Docuseries American Murder: Gabby Petito, the harrowing story of a #VanLife vlogger’s disappearance, debuted at No. 1 in English TV with 31.3 million views. It resonated worldwide, too, landing in the Top 10 in 90 countries.
Audiences also tuned in for the new drama-thriller series Zero Day — starring Robert De Niro, about a deadly cyberattack — which debuted at No. 2 in English TV (19.1 million views); the German series Cassandra, about an AI virtual assistant gone rogue (No. 1 in non-English TV, 7.4 million views); and the Swedish detective show The Åre Murders (No. 2 in non-English TV, 4.5 million views).
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but love was still in the air this week. The Italian-set La Dolce Villa, starring Scott Foley, kept audiences swooning at No. 1 in English films for the second week in a row (14.1 million views). The Indonesian rom-com The Most Beautiful Girl in the World was irresistible at No. 4 in non-English films (4.1 million views), and Season 8 of Love Is Blind made it official at No. 4 in English TV (5 million views).
Viewers also RSVPed for lots of laughter: France’s Honeymoon Crasher claimed No. 1 in non-English films (10.4 million views), while India’s action wedding comedy Dhoom Dhaam rose to No. 2 in non-English films (5.8 million views) and Sweden’s Love Forever made its list debut at No. 3 in non-English films (5.6 million views). And Kinda Pregnant showed its staying power at No. 8 in English films (4.3 million views) in its third week.
#GentleMinions unite! The first three entries of Illumination’s hit franchise, as well as its prequel, invaded the Top 10 in English films: Despicable Me 3 at No. 3 (7.9 million views), Minions at No. 5 (6.1 million views), Despicable Me 2 at No. 6 (5.9 million views), and Despicable Me at No. 10 (4 million views).
