Wednesday season 2 fails to live up to season 1's success as one of Netflix's biggest shows ever, with viewership dropping by 50% in its third week

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday season 2
(Image credit: Netflix)

Despite season 1 being one of Netflix's biggest shows ever, Wednesday season 2's viewership is dropping dramatically – and fans already have a bunch of theories as to why that might be...

According to What's On Netflix's latest Top 10 report, the number of people tuning in to the supernatural series dropped by 50% in its third week. With that, it's reached approximately 92.5 million Netflix subscribers across its first three weeks, significantly less than season 1's 150 million in that same timeframe.

A fourth was more diplomatic, suggesting that a lot of fans might be waiting until all of season 2's episodes are available to dig in – or at least delaying their watch so that the wait between parts isn't as long. "Wednesday S2 is performing eerily similar to Bridgerton S3," they tweeted. "I guess this is how 8 hour split seasons generally chart. If that tracks, S2 should hit 100m just before part 2. After that...who knows? 150m+ is very likely. 200m? Maybe...just maybe."

With Jenna Ortega back as the titular Addams, Wednesday season 2 sees the pig-tailed Poe enthusiast batting off her new Nevermore admirers – and a stalker – as she, once again, tries to solve a mystery using her psychic powers. This time, she's not trying to work out the identity of an unseen serial killer, though, she's trying to stop a horrifying future event from coming true: Enid's death. Isaac Ordonez, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Billie Piper, Steve Buscemi, and Catherine Zeta-Jones round out the cast.

Amy West

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