# Floor Is Lava takes over Netflix

> Floor Is Lava reached No. 1 on the US Netflix chart after its June 2020 debut.

- Owner: Netflix
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2020-06-19
- Milestone date: 2020-06-20
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 35 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Newsjacking

## Summary

Netflix released the game show in June 2020. Viewers joked about its editing on Twitter, and the show reached No. 1 on the US Netflix chart.

## Timeline

- 2020-05-31 — Time (Press) — Time listed the show for a June 19 Netflix release.
- 2020-06-19 — Netflix (Open web) — Netflix released the first season of the obstacle course show.
- 2020-06-19 — scott lefaive (X) — Scott Lefaive joked that the editing made contestants disappear into the lava.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/floor-is-lava-netflix-2020

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Floor Is Lava takes over Netflix.” Case HIS-01974. Spread Score v1.3: 35/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01974