The fitness reality show "Physical: 100" has topped Netflix's global viewing chart for a TV series not in English. (Netflix Top 10's official website)

By Yun Dahee 

The fitness reality show "Physical: 100" has topped Netflix's viewing chart for TV series not in the English language.

Netflix Top 10, the official website for ranking the viewership of the streaming service's non-English content, on Feb. 14 said the program had 41.61 million viewing hours, finishing No. 1 on the chart in the second week of this month (Feb. 6-12).  

The reality show premiered on Jan. 24 in seventh place on the chart for the week ending Jan. 29, before tracking upwards to rank second in the first week of this month (Jan. 30-Feb. 5) and topping the rankings the following week. Its viewing hours have also increased over three straight weeks since its release, from 22.51 million to 31.30 million and 41.61 million, respectively. 

Prior to achieving this, "Physical: 100" on Feb. 8 topped the Netflix global chart for TV programs, according to Flix Patrol, a website ranking the content of online streaming platforms. 

The nine-episode series is a survival contest starting with 100 physically fit competitors who are eliminated in head-to-head competition until just one is left to claim the crown.

Five Korean drama series have made it to the top 10 rankings of Netflix's global viewing chart for TV series not in English. (Screen captured from Netflix Top 10's official website)

Besides "Physical: 100," five dramas made it into the top 10 rankings on the same chart. 

The runner-up was "Crash Course in Romance," which scored 21.04 million viewing hours. "True Beauty" came in fifth with 16.51 million, followed by "The Interest of Love" (12.39 million), "Alchemy of Souls" (11.61 million) and "Love to Hate You" (11.27 million). 

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