‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Viewership Debuts Slightly Lower Than Season 3, But There’s A Catch

Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 403 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2025
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.
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 “clearing of the decks” meant that even titles with decent social buzz, such as Miracle: The Boys of ’80, 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’s 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.
As always, let’s run through the weekly rankings dating back to June 2023. As you can see, a good week on the English TV side, but towards the bottom for all the other three categories:

English TV: 81,300,000 (Rank 8 of 137 weeks)
English Film: 63,000,000 (Rank 106 of 137 weeks)
Non-English TV: 18,200,000 (Rank 127 of 137 weeks)
Non-English Film: 30,800,000 (Rank 85 of 137 weeks)

1. Bridgerton Season 4 Is Down Slightly on Season 3
Picture: Netflix
Bridgerton is always a tricky show to guess how well exactly it’s going to do. It’s almost always a given that it’s going to post good numbers, but there’s 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.
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:

Bridgerton (Season 3 – Part 1)

Hours: 165,200,000
Views: 45,100,000

Bridgerton (Season 4 – Part 1)

Hours: 174,100,000
Views: 39,700,000

Put into a graph with the views for both (alongside a few other split seasons from Netflix’s 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’s probably a discrepancy early on. That is to say, season 4 has a long way to go!

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Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis

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Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
Rank

Stranger Things – 5
59,600,000
1

Wednesday – Season 2
50,000,000
2

Bridgerton – Season 3
45,100,000
3

Bridgerton – Season 4
39,700,000
4

The Witcher – Season 3
15,200,000
5

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As you may remember, season 3 ultimately landed in ninth on Netflix’s all-time most-watched chart, so we’ll be keeping an eye on things to come across the next few months, but as it stands, it’s likely falling short.
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.

2. The Rip won’t enter all-time top 10
Last week, we reported on The Rip likely narrowly missing the all-time top 10, but this week, the gap has widened to the 10th-place spot currently held by Millie Bobby Brown with the movie Damsel. 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.

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3. Finding Her Edge Picks Up Easy Season 2 Renewal
As we covered last week, it was a pretty decent start for Finding Her Edge, and in week 2 viewership didn’t stay flat or go down; it went up 22%, from 33.2M viewing hours to 40.4 M. Reviews haven’t been the best, but given it scored around some of its other YA counterparts, the decision for renewal was an easy one.

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Netflix Viewership Data – 2 Week Analysis

Title
Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
Rank

My Life with the Walter Boys – Season 1
20,300,000
1

A Good Girls Guide to Murder – Season 1
15,800,000
2

Finding Her Edge – Season 1
12,200,000
3

Geek Girl – Season 1
10,700,000
4

Bet – Season 1
7,400,000
5

North of North – Season 1
5,700,000
6

Wolf King – Season 1
5,500,000
7

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