Netflix Breaks Viewership Record with ‘Bridgerton’

Deadline: Netflix’s mighty algorithms were no match for the global pop culture phenomenon that “Bridgerton” has become. The Regency-era romance, already renewed for a second season, not just exceeded Netflix’s original viewership projections, it blew them out of the water. Season 1 was watched by a record 82 million households around the world. That is a whopping 19 million households higher than the four-week projection Netflix issued 10 days into the Shondaland series’ run.