‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Scores as Netflix Most-Watched Scripted Limited Series to Date

“The Queen’s Gambit” set the record as the most-watched scripted limited series to date on Netflix — with 62 million member accounts tuning in to the show in the first 28 days, according to the company.There’s a caveat, though: The way Netflix reports viewing is based on the number of viewers who have watched at least two minutes of a piece of content, which is very different from how the TV industry measures audience. And the streamer cherry-picks which originals it decides to tout with the proprietary metric.Netflix boasted about the success of “The Queen’s Gambit,” saying that the show ...

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