Nielsen’s latest report on the most popular streaming television shows stated that “Outer Banks,” which premiered its second season on Netflix in July, was viewed for 1,423 million minutes from July 26 to August 1. The show had nearly twice the viewership of the second most-viewed show of the week in Nielsen’s report: Netflix’s “Virgin River,” which has topped Nielsen’s streaming reports for several weeks, was viewed for 782 million minutes.
“Outer Banks” Season 2 received mostly positive reviews from critics, including IndieWire’s Steve Greene, who noted that the show’s surprising narrative helped it overcome several confusing detours in his grade B- review. “As this year’s ‘Panic’ proved, it’s very easy for a show with that framework to sour quickly — there’s a deceptive degree of difficulty in staging a soapy adventure like this,” Greene said in his review. “The relative success of this show, pitched in a way that staves off its more destructive impulses, is a testament to how well everyone involved manages to play along. Maybe it’s a show that’s still trying too hard at points, but it’s easy to imagine that fans of ‘Outer Banks’ watching Season 2 will find much of what they’re searching for.”
