the United States between August 29 and September 6, according to Nielsen ratings. During the week, the show's 20 episodes drew nearly streaming minutes in the United States. The first season was watched on Netflix by member households in its first four weeks, making Cobra Kai the most-streamed show on Netflix during the month of September 2020. In February 2021, after the release of season 3, Forbes announced that it "kicked off 2021 as one of most viewed original series on a streaming platform". During the period of December 28, 2020January 3, 2021, it came in "second only to Netflix's Bridgerton", with over 2.6 billion viewing minutes. Cobra Kai then moved to first place during the period of January 4–10, 2021. Critics also offered cultural commentary in response to season three. Jen Yamato of Los Angeles Times stated that by the end of season three, there are three white men at the center of Cobra Kai, a franchise rooted in and deeply indebted to Eastern tradition. Gustavo Arellano of Los Angeles Times suggested that Cobra Kai offers a "way forward for all of us during these tumultuous times", as he saw this uplifting season 3 finale the weekend before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion. The Hollywood Reporter, former NBA champion and student of martial arts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that his friend and teacher, the late Bruce Lee, was linked to the influence of the original Karate Kid films. Finally, Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo of the Los Angeles Review of Books argued that while the original Karate Kid "film functioned as a post-Vietnam critique of American empire, staking its position explicitly: pacifism over violence, peace over war, an admittedly romanticized version of Eastern wisdom over the macho bravado of jock culture", Cobra Kai "models" the "unending appeal" of the "American Empire". Awards and nominations |- | rowspan="4" align="center"| 2018 | rowspan="2" align="center"| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Show | Cobra Kai| | rowspan="2" align="center"| |- | Choice Summer TV Star | Xolo Maridueña | |- | align="center"| Imagen Awards | Best Young Actor – Television | Xolo Maridueña | | align="center"| |- | align="center"| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Hiro Koda | | align="center"| |- | rowspan="4" align="center"| 2019 | align="center"| Shorty Awards | Best Web Series | Cobra Kai| | align="center"| |- | align="center"|