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Updated: January 02, 2026 02:26 PM IST
Mrs. Deshpande was the most watched OTT show in India last week, beating even Stranger Things and Four More Shots Please.
If you have been on the Internet for the past week, Weird things are the only things anyone can talk about. From discussions about the finale to theories about a possible spin-off, fans have been analyzing and over-analyzing the popular show, which ended this New Year’s Day. It may be the most watched show in the world, but in India, Stranger Things Season 5 had to settle for second place in the battle for viewers. And it lost to Madhuri Dixit, no less.
Mrs. Deshpande beats Stranger Things S5
Ormax Media recently shared viewership data for OTT in India for the week from December 22 to 28. Topping the list was Madhuri’s new JioHotstar show, Mrs. Desphande, in which she plays a serial killer who tricks the police. According to Ormax, the show received 4.2 million views that week. Stranger Things S5 Volume 2 premiered on December 25, and achieved 3.3 million views in the week, placing second behind Mrs. Deshpande. Mrs. Deshpande benefited from a larger subscriber base (for JioHotstar) and having all seven days to stream, while new episodes of Stranger Things were released mid-week. However, internationally, Stranger Things beat the Madhuri show with over 30 million additional views.
Other shows in the top 5 list released by Ormax include Netflix’s Single Pala (1.8 million views), JioHotstar’s Pharma (1.6 million) and Prime Video’s Four More Shots Please (1.3 million).
About Mrs. Deshpande
Directed by Mrs. Deshpande It is a Hindi-language adaptation of a French thriller by Nagesh Kukunoor and La Monte. The show, which also stars Priyanshu Chatterjee and Siddharth Chandekar, released on December 19. In it, the Mumbai Police enlists the help of a jailed serial killer when his copycat attacks new victims. The show received mixed reviews, with Madhuri’s performance praised but the slow storyline criticized.
Stranger Things’ global triumph
The final season of Stranger Things was released in three parts, with the first four episodes (titled Volume 1) being released in mid-November. Volume 2 (eps. 5-7) was released on Christmas, while the two-hour final episode was released on New Year’s Eve. Season 5 reached 34.8 million views, topping the charts. With a total of 140 million views across all seasons, it is Netflix’s third most watched show of all time, behind Wednesdays and Adolescence.
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