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There’s a reason Sunday night’sLove Is Blindreunion was over an hour late — the amount of viewers attempting to stream it.
According to executives at the streaming network, around 6.5 million viewers logged into their Netflix accounts at 8 p.m. ET to watch the reunion. However, the vast amount of viewers shocked Netflix’s system. Some were eventually able to watch the reunion live, while others had to wait until it was uploaded midday Monday.
He added, “We just didn’t see this bug in internal testing because it only became apparent once we put sort of multiple systems interacting with each other under the load of millions of people trying to watchLove Is Blind.”
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To put the 6.5 million viewers in perspective,Succession’shighly anticipated episodeon Sunday night brought in a total of 2.6 million viewers as it premiered,Varietyreported. And though it’s not a same-night comparable, the season 2 premiere of Showtime’sYellowjacketsbrought in a total of 2 million viewers when it aired on March 26 — and became Showtime’s most-streamed show debut ever, according toVariety.
TheLove Is Blindseason 4 reunion saw some of the cast members recount their dating and engagement experiences on the series.
Jackelina “Jackie” Bonds— and new boyfriendJosh— was notably absent from the live portion of the reunion episode.
Married couplesKwame AppiahandChelsea Griffin,Bliss PoureetezadiandZack Goytowski, andBrett BrownandTiffany Pennywellappeared on the episode with happy updates. ExesPaul PedenandMicah Lussieralso appeared, as did Zack’s exIrina Solomonovaand Jackie’s exMarshall Glaze.
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Love Is Blindseasons 1–4, including the most recent live reunion special, are now available to stream on Netflix.
source: people.com
