Meghan Markle’s latest Netflix venture, the eight-part series “With Love, Meghan,” has earned lower viewership numbers than her 2022 series “Harry & Meghan.”
New figures appear to suggest that viewers prefer seeing the Duchess of Sussex on-screen with her husband, Prince Harry, rather than solo.
The “Suits” alum, 43, premiered her cooking show March 4. And while it managed to find a way into Netflix’s Top 10 list, streaming figures show a stark contrast between her solo venture and her joint tell-all series alongside the Duke of Sussex, the Daily Mail reports.
“With Love, Meghan” — a series that shows the mom of two offer a “how-to guide” for entertaining — pulled in 526,000 US households in the first five days it was available, according to data obtained by data analytics firm Samba TV.
By comparison, Part 1 of Meghan and Harry’s 2022 series drew 2.1 million US households in roughly the same number of days, the data showed.
Markle’s latest project proved to be most successful among viewers aged 45 to 54.
As for geographical success, “With Love, Meghan” was most successful in the Baltic states: Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
While the show did trend in the US, UK and Canada for a few days, it slid down the Top 10 list after three days, and officially fell off the list over the weekend.
According to Netflix’s own data, “With Love, Meghan” landed the No. 10 spot globally and a tally of 12.6 million hours watched in its first 6 days, compared with the record 81.5 million hours set by 2022’s “Harry & Meghan,” which became the No. 2 English language TV show in just 4 days on the platform.
Still, it appears as though Netflix was chuffed with the streaming numbers “With Love, Meghan” raked in, as it said last week the show has been greenlit for Season 2.
The Sussexes signed a $100 million deal with the streamer in 2020.
They came out with their five-part “Harry & Meghan” docuseries in 2022, in which the pair provided an intimate look into their new life in California after stepping down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.
They also executive-produced Netflix’s docuseries “Live to Lead,” which focused on trailblazers such as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg, Gloria Steinem and Equal Justice Initiative attorney Bryan Stevenson.
The project was closely followed by “Heart of Invictus,” a documentary following athletes preparing for the Harry-founded Invictus Games, which aired in August 2023.
In December, Harry released his “Polo” documentary. The project — which barely featured the exiled royal — received a scathing reception from critics.
