top10 analysis ·
Top Gun: Maverick is the one the numbers agree with. Horton Hears a Who! is not.
Netflix publishes what America watched. It does not publish whether any of it was good. Here is their Top 10 for the week ending October 4, 2026, with our independent score beside each title.
| # | Title | Weeks in Top 10 | Our score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNABOMBER | 2 | 70.8 | Worth it |
| 2 | The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 3 | Doing Life | 1 | 69.1 | Worth it |
| 4 | The Breadwinner | 2 | 68.3 | Worth it |
| 5 | Horton Hears a Who! | 1 | 65.9 | Worth it |
| 6 | The Thicket | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 7 | What's Your Number? | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 8 | Seduced by His Lies | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 9 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 10 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2 | 80.5 | Excellent |
The widest gap this week is between Top Gun: Maverick, which the ratings back up, and Horton Hears a Who!, which they do not. Both are in the same ten. Popularity and quality are measuring different things, and this is the week's clearest example.
| # | Title | Weeks in Top 10 | Our score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Different World Season 1 | 2 | 70.5 | Worth it |
| 2 | East of Eden Limited Series | 1 | 70 | Worth it |
| 3 | Wonka's The Golden Ticket Season 1 | 2 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 4 | The Great British Baking Show Collection 14 | 2 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 5 | Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Season 1 | 3 | 68.4 | Worth it |
| 6 | Murder in a Small Town Season 1 | 1 | 68 | Worth it |
| 7 | Raw September 28, 2026 | 1 | 68.1 | Worth it |
| 8 | Ms. Rachel Season 3 | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 9 | Danny Go! Season 2 | 6 | n/a | Not scored yet |
| 10 | LEGO ONE PIECE Season 1 | 1 | n/a | Not scored yet |
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
A-tier (Excellent) · Streaming on Netflix
Follow Ted Kaczynski's transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray, Kaczynski's troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller, brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
A single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
After his wife Katie lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip - lifelong breadwinner Nate Wilcox now has to fend for his family as a first-time stay-at-home dad.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on HBO Max, Netflix
A journalist and a detective uncover the truth about a killer whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths.
· Streaming on Netflix
We scored every title Netflix added in the last seven days. 12 of them clear our "worth your evening" line.
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Top Gun: Maverick is the one the numbers agree with. Knock at the Cabin is not.
