The drama was viewed by more than 60 million member households in its first month, the streaming giant says.

Season three of Stranger Things is Netflix's most-watched original series ever, the streaming giant said Wednesday in its quarterly earnings report. The 1980s-set sci-fi drama racked up more than 64 million views in the four weeks after its July 4 premiere, Netflix claims, far surpassing the numbers of any of the (relative handful of) shows for which the streamer has released similar figures in past earnings reports. Netflix counts a "view" as a member household watching 70 percent of one episode of a series or 70 percent of a feature film.

The huge figures for Stranger Things are no surprise: Less than a week after season three's release in July, Netflix said 40.7 million member accounts worldwide had viewed the the show, the fastest a Netflix original had ever amassed such a big audience. More than 18 million member households had already finished the eight-episode season within a few days. READ MORE Netflix Recovers From Rocky Second Quarter, Adds 6.8 Million Subscribers Since Netflix started highlighting select worldwide view numbers in its fourth quarter 2018 earnings, the previous high for a series was 45 million over four weeks for The Umbrella Academy. Nielsen also reported big U.S. ratings for Stranger Things, saying season three drew 21 percent more viewers in its first four days than season two in the same time period. (Netflix's company line is that Nielsen ratings don't present a full picture of its shows' reach as they don't necessarily measure viewing on other devices and don't count viewers outside the U.S.)