What Meghan Markle's Netflix Show Ranking Really Says About Its Future
If you follow the television business, then you know it’s been a rough ride for many streaming and network shows — Hollywood isn’t for the faint of heart.
That also means someone like Meghan Markle isn’t immune to those highs and lows of the entertainment industry. On July 17, Netflix shared a revealing look at how its shows are doing in the first half of 2025 with its official Engagement Report, and it offered a realistic perspective into the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan.
Per the report, Meghan’s show ranked No. 383 with 5.3 million views after its March 4 premiere. In comparison to the streamer’s most-watched shows, Adolescence, with 145 million views, Squid Games Season 2, with 117 million views, and Squid Games Season 3, with 72 million views.
With Love, Meghan landed in 10th place in the Top 10 a week after its debut, but soon fell off the charts. The good news is that the Duchess of Sussex already has a confirmed Season 2 that will debut in the fall with guest Chrissy Teigen on the first episode. Still, the lifestyle show will have to better those numbers if Meghan’s show wants to have a third season.
Netflix’s Engagement Report came out of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild strikes for more transparency on how shows are doing on the streamers — and Meghan has a sobering look at where she needs to improve in the second season.
Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, explained at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City in September 2024 why he prefers the new model of transparency. “Put the number out there so that talent can see it, so that agents can see it, so that the press can see it, and know what’s a hit and what’s a miss,” he said, per Deadline.
Even though Netflix has a partnership to distribute Meghan’s As Ever products with her, her TV show will likely need to pick up a little more steam in the fall if she wants a renewal for Season 3. In tough economic times, Hollywood is always thinking about the financial bottom line.
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