New Netflix Ratings Confirm ‘Stranger Things’ Is a Hit<br />Well, 15 million people watched the premiere episode of the most recent season of “The Walking Dead,” the biggest hit on cable; the first episode of NBC’s “This is Us” was watched by 17.8 million people;<br />and the premiere episode of the latest season of “The Big Bang Theory” was watched by 22 million people.<br />The season finale of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” had 14.8 million viewers within three days of its broadcast; the premium cable network said<br />that more than 30 million people watched each episode this past season once streaming numbers were factored in.<br />According to the data, the first episode of “Stranger Things” was watched by 15.8 million people within the first three days.<br />Nielsen’s new Netflix ratings service has its first public results, and they confirm what a lot of people in the TV industry felt<br />but didn’t know for sure: “Stranger Things” is a hit.<br />A spokesman for the company said last month that Nielsen’s numbers are “not accurate, not even close.”<br />A Netflix spokeswoman did not immediately respond when reached for comment Thursday.
