‘Sweet Magnolias’ Dethroned In Netflix’s Top 10 List By A Surprising Show

InnovationGaming‘Sweet Magnolias’ Dethroned In Netflix’s Top 10 List By A Surprising ShowByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorJun 15, 2026, 10:20am EDTSweet MagnoliasNetflixWhile Sweet Magnolias has put up another solid performance on Netflix, it has now been knocked off the #1 spot on the top 10 list rather quickly. And by a series that is kind of surprising.Netflix is always in search of cheap new reality show hits, and most of theirs so far have been romantic or outright sexualized in nature. Now, however, they seem to have found a recent winner in the form of Outlast: The Jungle, which is the third season of the reality series, which seems to be gaining steam.Outlast originally premiered in 2023, and it was promptly renewed and season 2 was out in 2024. Now, this 2026 spinoff, Outlast: The Jungle, dropped six of its episodes on June 10 and the final two will air this Wednesday, June 17. Ahead of that, it’s taken the top spot. Top 10NetflixThis is, of course, an attempt to capitalize on the million seasons of Survivor that remains the most popular reality series of all time in terms of total viewership. It’s less about games and more purely about the survival aspect, though there’s plenty of plotting and betrayal as well, given the teaming up. I thought it was interesting to read the “rules” of the game: if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloa...