What Meghan Markle’s Show Ratings Reveal as Season 2 Gets an Epic 17%

The highly anticipated second season of Meghan Markle’s Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, has been met with a resounding chorus of criticism and an equally dramatic plunge in viewership. Following a less-than-stellar debut that nonetheless briefly cracked Netflix’s Top 10, the return was viewed as a new ratings disaster. Critics and audiences have called it "tone-deaf" and "painfully contrived," suggesting a major misstep for the duchess's post-royal career. What was intended as a triumph has instead become a cautionary tale for celebrity vanity projects.

A Ratings Epic Failure

While the first season of With Love, Meghan managed to briefly find its way into Netflix's Global Top 10, its longevity was short-lived. The second season, however, completely failed to make an impact, reportedly falling short of a Top 10 ranking in any country, signaling an epic failure. This latest disaster follows a pattern of faltering media ventures for Meghan Markle, including the short-lived podcast Archetypes with Spotify, which was not renewed for a second season. In fact, one report noted that the viewing figures were so low for Meghan Markle's show that it was surpassed by reruns of her old series, Suits.

Echoes of the Podcast Disaster

The reception to the second season has brought to mind the earlier podcast disaster with Spotify. The partnership ended after Meghan Markle produced only 12 episodes of her podcast Archetypes, a far cry from the content output required by the multi-million dollar contract. Netflix's latest data report showed similar low engagement for With Love, Meghan, with the show ranking a dismal 383rd in viewership during the first half of 2025. For some, this pattern suggests a deeper issue than just bad reviews.

The sustained lack of interest in Meghan Markle's recent projects seems to confirm that initial viewing curiosity, while present, is not translating into long-term engagement or positive word-of-mouth. SOURCE