{"id":457256,"date":"2026-02-04T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/457256\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:20:11","slug":"bridgerton-season-4-viewership-debuts-slightly-lower-than-season-3-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/457256\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Viewership Debuts Slightly Lower Than Season 3, But There’s A Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bridgerton<\/p>\n

Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 403 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel\/Netflix \u00a9 2025<\/p>\n

It was a noticeably quieter week for new releases on Netflix, likely by design, as the streaming giant cleared the schedule to give Bridgerton Season 4 the runway it needed to dominate the conversation. <\/p>\n

With the return of the Ton, other major titles were few and far between, resulting in a somewhat lopsided chart where English TV thrived while other categories lagged significantly behind. This \u201cclearing of the decks\u201d meant that even titles with decent social buzz, such as Miracle: The Boys of \u201980, failed to make the top 10 cut, clocking in under 2.9M views. As we dig into the numbers, it becomes clear that while Benedict Bridgerton\u2019s search for the Lady in Silver drove massive engagement, the lack of depth elsewhere resulted in one of the lower-performing weeks across the board for film and non-English content.<\/p>\n

As always, let\u2019s run through the weekly rankings dating back to June 2023<\/a>. As you can see, a good week on the English TV side, but towards the bottom for all the other three categories:<\/p>\n

English TV: 81,300,000 (Rank 8 of 137 weeks)
\nEnglish Film: 63,000,000 (Rank 106 of 137 weeks)
\nNon-English TV: 18,200,000 (Rank 127 of 137 weeks)
\nNon-English Film: 30,800,000 (Rank 85 of 137 weeks)<\/p>\n

1. Bridgerton Season 4 Is Down Slightly on Season 3<\/p>\n

\"Bridgerton<\/p>\n

Picture: Netflix<\/p>\n

Bridgerton is always a tricky show to guess how well exactly it\u2019s going to do. It\u2019s almost always a given that it\u2019s going to post good numbers, but there\u2019s always a risk with a show like this, where it behaves in an anthology format to an extent, whether people gel with the two leads that front that particular season. Despite some review bombing, the numbers for season 4 are solid. We need to break it down: views are down, but total viewing hours are up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both seasons 3 and 4 were split, so in week 1 (both released on a Thursday), we can compare the first four days with each:<\/p>\n

Bridgerton (Season 3 \u2013 Part 1)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hours: 165,200,000
\nViews: 45,100,000<\/p>\n

Bridgerton (Season 4 \u2013 Part 1)<\/p>\n

Hours: 174,100,000\u00a0
\nViews: 39,700,000<\/p>\n

Put into a graph with the views for both (alongside a few other split seasons from Netflix\u2019s past), you can see season 4 is only narrowly behind season 3 in the grand scheme of things, and the difference in runtime, which is about 30 minutes, is why there\u2019s probably a discrepancy early on. That is to say, season 4 has a long way to go!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Stranger Things – 5
\n 59,600,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Wednesday – Season 2
\n 50,000,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Bridgerton – Season 3
\n 45,100,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Bridgerton – Season 4
\n 39,700,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n The Witcher – Season 3
\n 15,200,000
\n 5
\n
\n <\/p>\n

As you may remember, season 3 ultimately landed in ninth on Netflix\u2019s all-time most-watched chart<\/a>, so we\u2019ll be keeping an eye on things to come across the next few months, but as it stands, it\u2019s likely falling short.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to season 4 debuting at the top of the global charts, season 3 and season 1 both re-entered at #8 and #10, respectively, with 2.7M views apiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2. The Rip won\u2019t enter all-time top 10<\/p>\n

Last week, we reported on\u00a0The Rip\u00a0likely narrowly missing the all-time top 10<\/a>, but this week, the gap has widened to the 10th-place spot currently held by Millie Bobby Brown with the movie\u00a0Damsel. In week 3, The Rip dropped a whopping 64% in viewing hours, with its total views now sitting at 96.6M, nearly 9M off Damsel at the same point in time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. Finding Her Edge Picks Up Easy Season 2 Renewal<\/p>\n

As we covered last week, it was a pretty decent start for Finding Her Edge, and in week 2 viewership didn\u2019t stay flat or go down; it went up 22%<\/a>, from 33.2M viewing hours to 40.4 M. Reviews haven\u2019t been the best, but given it scored around some of its other YA counterparts, the decision for renewal was an easy one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 2 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n My Life with the Walter Boys – Season 1
\n 20,300,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n A Good Girls Guide to Murder – Season 1
\n 15,800,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Finding Her Edge – Season 1
\n 12,200,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Geek Girl – Season 1
\n 10,700,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Bet – Season 1
\n 7,400,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n North of North – Season 1
\n 5,700,000
\n 6
\n
\n
\n Wolf King – Season 1
\n 5,500,000
\n 7
\n
\n <\/p>\n

4. HIS & HERS Primed for All-Time Top 10 Spot<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been beating this drum for a few weeks now, but our prediction remains the same: HIS & HERS will break into Netflix\u2019s all-time top 10 somewhere between position 7 and 10. You can see how it\u2019s tracking against The Night Agent season 1, which\u00a0ranks at number 10 on the all-time list, and\u00a0DAHMER, which ranks at number 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 4 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (4 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Adolescence
\n 114,500,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n DAHMER
\n 92,400,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n His and Hers
\n 77,600,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n The Night Agent – Season 1
\n 73,900,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Untamed – Season 1
\n 70,100,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n The Watcher
\n 67,000,000
\n 6
\n
\n
\n Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
\n 66,700,000
\n 7
\n
\n
\n The Perfect Couple
\n 58,600,000
\n 8
\n
\n
\n Griselda
\n 57,300,000
\n 9
\n
\n
\n Baby Reindeer
\n 56,500,000
\n 10
\n
\n
\n Zero Day
\n 48,900,000
\n 11
\n
\n
\n Sirens
\n 47,100,000
\n 12
\n
\n
\n Keep Breathing
\n 35,300,000
\n 13
\n
\n
\n American Primeval
\n 35,100,000
\n 14
\n
\n <\/p>\n

5. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! in Week 2<\/p>\n

Last week, we didn\u2019t cover the launch of the new anime movie Cosmic Princess Kaguya!<\/a> So let\u2019s correct that wrong. First, looking back at other anime movies (that chart, because many don\u2019t), you can see it had an OK start in the top 10s last week with 1M views.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura
\n 6,800,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Bubble
\n 2,600,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
\n 1,500,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
\n 1,000,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie
\n 800,000
\n 5
\n
\n <\/p>\n

As of week 2, viewing hours grew 26% but it\u2019s still ultimately quite a way off some of its anime movie counterparts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

6. Alpha Males is a super interesting evolution<\/p>\n

First off, the Spanish series\u00a0Alpha Males has plenty more juice, which is why Netflix felt confident enough to give it an early fifth-season renewal. Stacked against prior seasons, all releasing on different days, you can see season 4 defies the odds and goes against the grain in gaining more audience over time, season to season, rather than less.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for this week \u2013 we\u2019ll be back next week with more Netflix top 10 stories next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 403 of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-457256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}