Netflix CEO says Adam Sandler's The Ridiculous Six is their most-watched movie ever

Despite dismal reviews, accusations of racism, and a scene in which a donkey projectile-blasts diarrhea all over Chris Parnell, The Ridiculous Six has reportedly become Netflix's most-watched movie ever. Period.

The comedy-western, which stars Adam Sandler and his usual cohorts, arrived on the streaming service less than a month ago. "The Ridiculous Six, by way of example, in the first 30 days on Netflix it's been the most-watched movie in the history of Netflix," said CEO Ted Sarandos during a keynote speech at 2016's Consumer Electronics Showcase. "It's also enjoyed a spot at number one in every territory we operate in, and in many of them it's still number one."

Of course, this bit of trivia comes with all the usual caveats. Netflix refuses to release any concrete numbers about its viewership data, so we have no choice but to take Sarandos at his word. And he didn't specify whether that best-ever number comprised every viewer who had watched The Ridiculous Six to completion; or watched some of it before turning it off; or accidentally started it for a few seconds when it was queued up in Netflix's relentless auto-play mechanism, while desperately fumbling for the remote to turn it off as quickly as possible. (Full disclosure: The author may have had some personal experience with that last one.)

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