Marvel's Iron Fist Was Netflix's Most Binge-Watched Drama

Accounting for nearly 15 percent of all Netflix streams on March 17.

By Alex Gilyadov

Despite the show's poor critical reception, Marvel's Iron Fist is this year's most binge-watched drama on Netflix.

According to a report by 7Park Data (via Variety), Iron Fist's March 17 premiere was the most binge-watched of 2017 so far for Netflix, accounting for 14.6 percent of all Netflix streams that day. For comparison, Stranger Things' premiere accounted only for 4 percent of all streams, while Marvel's Daredevil Season 2 took up 13.8 percent of Netflix's streams.

7Park Data's numbers also show that 54.7 percent of Iron Fist's streams were of episodes three or higher, while an average hour-long Netflix drama has a binge score of 46.9 percent.

"The actual streams data tells us that what critics consider the best shows and what streaming viewers consider the best are sometimes two very different things," said 7Park Data senior analyst Christopher Coby.

Iron Fist actor Finn Jones recently responded to the series' poor reviews, saying the show is "not made for the critics" and that it "stands up there with the other Defenders' shows without a doubt."

For IGN's thoughts on Iron Fist, read our Season 1 review to find out why we believe it is "the weakest of the Marvel-Netflix series."

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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