Netflix‘s Roast of Tom Brady bought a great deal of press protection (together with a number of tales on this very web site), however a distinct stay particular from the streamer’s Netflix Is a Joke pageant racked up extra views over the weekend.

Katt Williams: Woke Foke, which streamed stay on Saturday, Might 4, earned 4 million views (decided by whole viewing time divided by operating time) worldwide, in keeping with Netflix’s inner measurement for April 29-Might 5. That’s double the two million for the Brady roast, albeit with an additional day for customers to look at because the roast streamed Sunday night. The roast had extra whole viewing time at 6.2 million hours, to 4.1 million hours for Williams’ particular — but it surely was additionally virtually 3 times so long as Woke Foke.

That each specials made the worldwide high 10, nonetheless, is testomony to Netflix’s rising capability to host stay occasions. The streamer’s first stay stand-up particular, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, completed outdoors the worldwide high 10 for its debut in March 2023 (when Netflix ranked exhibits by whole time watched quite than views).

Woke Foke additionally scored larger in the US than The Roast of Tom Brady, ending second amongst U.S. Netflix customers, whereas the roast ranked fifth for the week. A 3rd Netflix Is a Joke particular, John Mulaney Presents: All people’s in L.A., additionally made the U.S. high 10 with its first installment (extra episodes will stream this week). Netflix doesn’t escape views or viewing time by nation.

Child Reindeer remained at No. 1 in Netlfix’s English-language TV rankings for the third consecutive week, scoring 18.6 million views. Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts origin story Unfrosted topped the English-language movies checklist with 7.1 million views for its opening weekend. On the non-English language lists, Spain’s The Asunta Case led the collection rankings with 11.9 million views, and Kuwaiti rom-com Honeymoonish was No. 1 amongst motion pictures with 14 million views.