Monster Season 3 Has Set An Unenviable New Record For Netflix

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e615a51500009103269993.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Charlie Hunnam in character as Ed Gein in Monster" data-caption="Charlie Hunnam in character as Ed Gein in Monster" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Netflix" />Charlie Hunnam in character as Ed Gein in Monster</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">The latest season of <a href="news/monster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monster</a> has been <a href="news/netflix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Netflix</a>’s most-watched show in the UK ever since it began streaming last week.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">However, despite its viewing figures, The Ed Gein Story also holds a less than impressive record when it comes to the hit true crime anthology series.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Each season of Monster focusses on a different murder from history, with past seasons centring around <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeffrey-dahmer-netflix-show-accused-of-being-too-sympathetic-producer-responds_uk_634a7e38e4b0e376dc0cefae">Jeffrey Dahmer</a> and <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/monsters-stars-react-controversy-scenes-incest-menendez-brothers_uk_66fcfb9ee4b0453dc1ee91a3">the Menéndez brothers</a>, before this latest iteration, which stars <a href="news/charlie-hunnam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlie Hunnam</a> as Ed Gein.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">While seasons one and two both <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/