Top 10 for Week of Sept. 23: ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Remains at #1; ‘Nobody Wants This’ Enters at #2
A new rom-com featuring two beloved stars from the early 2000s has everyone excited! This weekend, audiences tuned in to see Kristen Bell and Adam Brody together in Erin Foster’s romantic comedy, *Nobody Wants This*, which debuted at #2 on the English TV List with 10.3M views. Fans couldn’t stop talking about the on-screen chemistry, including the much-anticipated first kiss, and celebrated Brody’s return to his place as a millennial rom-com favorite.
Meanwhile, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime drama *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story* remained at #1 on the English TV List with 19.5M views, ranking in the Top 10 in 89 countries, making it the most-watched title of the week. The second installment of the *Monster* anthology series stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, alongside Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Nathan Lane, and Ari Graynor. The series follows the notorious Menendez brothers' case, offering perspectives from the prosecution, the defense, and the public.
Elsewhere on the English TV List, female-led projects claimed three spots. Susanne Bier’s limited series *The Perfect Couple*, starring Nicole Kidman, Meghann Fahy, Eve Hewson, and Dakota Fanning, landed at #3 with 6M views. Season 4 of *Emily in Paris*, starring Lily Collins and Ashley Park, charmed its way to #5 with 4.2M views, while *Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval*, the final comedy special from the trailblazing comedian, debuted at #9 with 2.4M views.
In the Non-English TV List, the Korean culinary competition *Culinary Class Wars* held the top spot for the second consecutive week with 4.9M views. Two other Korean series also made the list: Season 2 of *Gyeongseong Creature*, starring Park Seo-jun and Han So-hee, ranked at #2 with 3.1M views, and the limited series *Love Next Door* claimed #4 with 2.7M views.
New documentaries also gained attention across various lists. *Jailbreak: Love on the Run* secured third place on the English Films List with 7.6M views. The docuseries *Mr. McMahon* ranked fourth on the English TV List with 4.9M views, and *An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case* placed fourth on the Non-English Films List with 4.3M views.
Fans were also drawn to action-packed titles this week. Jeremy Saulnier’s action-thriller *Rebel Ridge*, starring Aaron Pierre, reclaimed the #1 spot on the English Films List with 8.9M views. *Uglies*, the adaptation of the New York Times best-selling YA dystopian novel starring Joey King, followed closely at #2 with 8.7M views. On the Non-English Films List, the Korean action-comedy *Officer Black Belt* held first place with 5.1M views, while the Thai thriller *Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell* entered the list at #2 with 5M views. Action also dominated the English TV List, with all three seasons of *Prison Break* making appearances for the third consecutive week.