After its premiere, the big Netflix hit, Harry and Megan ended up as a smash hit docuseries, providing fresh looks at Lady Diana’s BBC scam and her own infamous Oprah Winfrey interview. Of course, the multi-million dollar documentaries quickly fell victim to many royal pundits and commentators berating the Sussex couple. While some called out their perceived lies to protect the royal family, others rejoiced in their freedom to tell the whole truth.
They have to hand it over to the PR team behind the Harry and Meghan Netflix series. News on front pages around the world – including days of back-to-back fronts in the UK. Comment columns, features, TV, radio and everything on Twitter. Ratings will surely break records
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) December 8, 2022
Inconsiderate comments and harsh criticism in the vast majority caused an uproar in the media. Still, the Netflix blockbuster has struggled to name some unprecedented records under its name. The six-part docuseries is set to release its next three episodes in just a few hours. However, it seems like the first three have already worked wonders for the couple.
Harry and Meghan break viewership records for documentaries
As reported by persons Magazine, the explosive volume of docuseries, broke Netflix viewing records for documentaries at its premiere. Just within a week of its release, the streamer’s stats show that the series has surpassed a staggering number of viewing hours. Streaming around the world that Harry and Megan The series has successfully surpassed 81.55 million viewer hours to date.
The first half of Harry & Meghan was @Netflixgreatest documentary debut of all time. A representative says it debuted with 81.55 million hours viewed by over 28 million households (in four days), the highest of any document in a premiere week. It is currently the number 2 English TV series in the world.
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) December 13, 2022
Harry and Meghan’s bombastic documentary broke 2022 Netflix records for the UK#HarryandMeghanNetflix #HarryandMeghan https://t.co/EJrThVwNeJ
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 9, 2022
The publication also dubbed the project as Netflix’s biggest documentary debut week in the history of the American streaming giant. forbes revealed that 1 million viewers turned to see it on day one, which quickly escalated to 28 million who sat throughout the three-hour episodes. The day before, Netflix published the list of the most watched TV series and films of the week. The global top 10 had consistently Harry and Megan as their top 3 contenders on the list.
The documentary by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sets a record for Netflix with 28 million viewers https://t.co/4KUlueJphL
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 13, 2022
Other critically acclaimed shows and films are Wednesday Addams as front runner. The Addams Family spin-off joined Netflix’s other giants stranger things and Squid Games to break a billion-hour viewer mark within the first few weeks. The remainder of three episodes will bring a more striking twist on the events the Sussex couple went through after their wedding. From the infamous Megxit to the latest updates on the family conflict, the couple are expected to show it all.
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What do you expect from the last three episodes? Have you seen the first volume of? Harry and Megan on Netflix still?
Harry and Meghan Docuseries Full of Lies Breaks Premiere Week Viewing Records in the Face of Critics first appeared on Netflix Junkie.
