Nov 26 (Reuters) - Streaming platform Netflix ( NFLX ) was down

for about an hour for several users in the United States on

Wednesday evening, coinciding with the release of the fifth and

final season of its hit series "Stranger Things".

There were less than 800 reports of the issue as of 8:45

p.m. ET, down from a peak of 14,290 incidents earlier in the

day, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages using

multiple sources.

"Some members briefly experienced an issue streaming on TV

devices, but service recovered for all accounts within five

minutes," Netflix ( NFLX ) said in an emailed response to Reuters.

Netflix ( NFLX ) has ranked "Stranger Things" as its third-most

popular English-language series globally.

The highly anticipated season was set to be released at 8

p.m. ET on Wednesday.

The platform has previously faced outages during major

events, including the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing bout and the

live-streamed reality show "Love is Blind."