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A Ryan Murphy show and one directed largely by Tim Burton, returning to one of his beloved properties, were not as under the radar or unanticipated as you're trying to present them.

I've been hearing about Wednesday for a long time and it has Tim Burton producing and directing for it, so not really out of nowhere.

Dahmer has on of the biggest TV creators working in Ryan Murphy behind it so not really out of nowhere either in my opinion.

Netflix overly stacked Dec 2021 to mid 2022 in The Witcher, Emily in Paris, Ozark, Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, etc. So as a result there was a vacuum in the second half and something had to succeed.

Wednesday got a huge promotional push, which is rare for a new show. I always knew it was going to get a monster number.

Dahmer was definitely a surprise hit that got no promo despite Murphy being a pretty huge name.

Both records were however yes influenced by the amount of subs they have now which is still a record high no matter how bad the press or media make the streamer look.

it shows me people will watch crap and convince themselves its quality entertainment

Wednesday got an ENORMOUS amount of promotion though, tbf

I think you were just a bit out of the loop, OP