{"id":2245475,"date":"2026-01-22T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2245475"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:07:12","slug":"meghan-markles-dismal-netflix-ratings-revealed-as-programmes-future-in-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markles-dismal-netflix-ratings-revealed-as-programmes-future-in-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s dismal Netflix ratings revealed as programme&#8217;s future in peril"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_cf0001\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The Duchess of Sussex has been dealt a harsh blow as the streaming giant has released its damning viewing figures for her lifestyle series With Love, Meghan<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35719344\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Duchess of Sussex on her Netflix programme\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Duchess of Sussex on her Netflix programme<cite aria-label=\"Image: \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: )<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Netflix has released its viewing figures for the second half of 2025, with <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Meghan Markle\u2019s<\/a> lifestyle show receiving dismal ratings. The Duchess of Sussex first launched her series &#8211; titled With Love, Meghan &#8211; in March 2025. The first season was widely panned, and made only a brief appearance in <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/netflix\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Netflix<\/a> \u2019s top 10 programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The second season of the show launched in August, and was the 1,224th most-watched program on Netflix between July and December 2025, according to the streamer\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/what-we-watched-the-second-half-of-2025\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">Engagement Report<\/a> for the second half of the year. The show racked up 2 million views since release, with 9.7 million hours viewed.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6dcbdf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/princess-kate-goes-script-scotland-36595108\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36595108\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\">Princess Kate goes off script in Scotland to meet with adoring royal fans<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6dcbdf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-court-8-things-36592902\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36592902\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\">Prince Harry in court: 8 things to know about royal&#8217;s blockbuster legal hearing<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36554505\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36554505\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.41\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36554505.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/4_Image.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36554505.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/4_Image.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36554505.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/4_Image.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36554505.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/4_Image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Meghan Markle's Netflix show has received dismal ratings\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Meghan Markle&#8217;s Netflix show has received dismal ratings<cite aria-label=\"Image: Netflix\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Netflix)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The hour-long holiday special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration, was not as well received as it ranked 1,022nd overall. The special, which premiered on December 3 had 2.4 million views and 2.3 million hours viewed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">These viewer numbers are significantly lower than the first season of the Netflix show as, despite its seemingly low watch numbers, it was ranked 383 with 5.3 million views during the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meghan\u2019s lifestyle show was hugely overshadowed by Netflix\u2019s success stories of the past six months, with TV shows such as Wednesday and Stranger Things pulling in hundreds of millions of viewers, while anime film KPop Demon Hunters became the most watched Netflix title with 482 million views within the six month period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The future of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/future-meghan-markles-netflix-series-36581515\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Meghan\u2019s Netflix series is in doubt<\/a>, as a source recently claimed it will not be renewed for a third season. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-netflix-show-wont-have-third-season-sources\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter%23Echobox%3D1768850763\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">A source told Page Six:<\/a> &#8220;It\u2019s not returning as a series. There have been conversations about holiday specials, but there\u2019s nothing in the works yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36365089\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36365089\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.46\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36365089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_JS388292054.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle With Love Holiday Celebration\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36365089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_JS388292054.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36365089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_JS388292054.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36365089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_JS388292054.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The future of Meghan's lifestyle show is in jeopardy\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The future of Meghan&#8217;s lifestyle show is in jeopardy<cite aria-label=\"Image: \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: )<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The source alleged that while there may be no more of Meghan\u2019s show, she will continue to focus on her As Ever brand in a different way. They told the publication: \u201cPeople will see similar cooking and crafting on Meghan\u2019s socials for the brand, but more bite-sized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Netflix remains a partner in Meghan\u2019s lifestyle brand, As Ever, which launched around the time the first season of With Love premiered. The programme has seen Meghan share cooking, crafting, and hosting tips with a range of celebrity pals and experts. Netflix is yet to officially comment on the future of Meghan Markle&#8217;s show, while Meghan has also not made any comment on the show since the holiday episode aired in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-harry\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Meghan Markle<\/a> have been working with Netflix since they stood down as working royals in 2020, delivering a bombshell docuseries with the streaming giant that recapped their decision to flee the Firm and relocate to America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite the lucrative deal signed in 2020, the Sussexes signed a new contract with Netflix in 2025, which gave the company a &#8216;first look&#8217; option on any of the couple&#8217;s ideas, with the Sussexes then able to take these elsewhere if the streaming giant passed on them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">during a sit-down with Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October 2025, Meghan <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/meghan-markle-breaks-silence-netflix-36073489\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">explained the details of the couple&#8217;s ongoing working relationship<\/a> with Netflix, as she said: &#8220;My husband and I were in an overall deal with Netflix, and then not just similar to Higher Ground in the Obamas&#8217; deal, once that had come to its term, the extension of it, which was such an incredible sign of the strength of our partnership, was now being in a first-look deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Which is also exciting, because it gives us flexibility to go to our partners first, and then at the same time, to be able to shop content that might not be the right fit for Netflix, but has a home somewhere else.&#8221; The Duchess also said she was &#8220;grateful&#8221; for the &#8220;creative partnership&#8221; she has with Netflix, who work with her in conjunction on her As Ever lifestyle brand.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33887216\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_d6a913\">Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/crnch.it\/tDbwIMkd\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal WhatsApp here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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