The Netflix drama series adolescence became the first program on a streaming platform that surpassed the UK's weekly audience charts.
The first and second episodes of the series I held the top two spots According to Rating Body Bullve, it will be the launch week of March 10th-16th.
The first episode attracted 6.45 million viewers, while the second saw a 5.9 million viewers, beating around 1.5 million in third place show The Apprentice.
The Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne four-part series, which launched on March 13th, also recorded the largest audience of streaming television shows in the UK in a week.
The show about social media fueled by a 13-year-old boy's female classmate social media, has made headlines since his debut. Its co-creator, Thorne, is asking the government to ban smartphones under the age of 16.
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Since the show debuted, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she will scrutinise smartphone bans at schools in the UK. The education department monitors school groups to understand the effectiveness of guidance, and for the first time, begins a detailed analysis of national behavioral surveys in schools to find out the most successful ways of bans.
Labour MP Anneliese Midgley said the series should be shown in Congress and in schools, claiming it will help counter misogyny and violence towards women and girls.
In a question from the prime minister last week, Kiel Starmer said he was watching the show at home with his 14-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son.
“It's a very good drama,” he said. “This violence committed by young men who have been influenced by what we see online is a real problem. It's abominable and we need to tackle it.”
