‘Love Is Blind’ Dethroned In Netflix’s Top 10 List By A New Show

Everyone’s favorite column is back, a couple days later because Netflix’s Top 10 list has already been shuffled around once again. Just a few days ago, Love is Blind dethroned Netflix’s mega-hit The Night Agent to become #1 on the service, but with just a few new episodes added, most people moved on pretty quickly.

But it was not The Night Agent that went back on top, rather, it was the show I’ve been recommended to everyone and anyone, Beef, which has now hit #1 on the service, which is really heartening to see, given that it’s the best thing Netflix has put out for a while with Emmy-worthy performances from Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Performances that will assuredly not get Emmys after last night’s episode of Succession, but whatever, they’re still really good.

Beef is one show that I’m not even sure needs to perform well given that I’m still not clear on whether those involved want a second season or not. It doesn’t seem to be listed as a miniseries, but if you watched it, I think it’s pretty clear that it definitely could end after this current season and be its own, standalone, extremely good show. But we’ll see what the plan is.

The Night Agent was a blockbuster for Netflix and got essentially an instant greenlight for season 2, a rarity on Netflix. Love is Blind will absolutely be back on top in a few more days once new episodes air because that batch will have most of the weddings in it where viewers will figure out who said yes and who runs away at the altar.

Transatlantic with Gillian Jacobs is holding strong at #4, where it’s mainly been planted since release. Hoarders is moving up the list, and some licensed series called Hatfields and McCoys that I have genuinely never heard of before is #5. Rob Lowe’s Unstable doesn’t seem to have done all that well, sliding down the list, currently at #7. Shadow and Bone is hanging on for dear life inside the top 10 list at #9, and there’s probably just a few more weeks until we hear whether it’s renewed or cancelled. I predict a huge outcry if Netflix kills it before it can get through one more book of source material.

But yes, like a lot of people, I very much believe you should be watching Beef, probably the best thing Netflix has put out this year. Again it’s list placement may not matter, but I’m happy to see it getting viewership all the same.

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