After reports emerged that Meghan Markle’s Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, is not returning for a third season, its ratings have been released.
Netflix has shared its Engagement Report to highlight what was watched during the second half of 2025.
It turns out that the Duchess of Sussex’s show failed to be in the top 1,000 most-watched shows or films during this time, coming in at 1,124th, with two million views. It was watched for 9.7 million hours.
Her holiday special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration, which aired in December, did slightly better, ranking 1,022nd with 2.4 million views. Overall, it was viewed for 2.3 million hours.
The first season of the show, which was released in March, ranked 383rd during the first half of 2025, with 5.3 million views.
Was With Love, Meghan cancelled?
Page Six broke the story about the show’s future on January 19, with a source claiming that it “won’t return as a series”.
“People will see similar cooking and crafting on Meghan’s socials for the brand, but more bite-sized,” they said.
A source told People that the show might not be completely shelved.
“The show and partnership with Netflix was an amazing launch pad for As Ever, but doing both was incredibly time-consuming,” another source told the publication.
“Right now, she is really focused on building the brand. She’s excited to continue creating cooking and crafting content for her social channels, but in a way that allows for her to spend more time on the day-to-day of the business. She’s been loving flexing her entrepreneurial muscles.”
The insider also added that there was “absolutely a plan for more specials down the road”.
What has Meghan Markle said about her Netflix show?
It follows the Duchess of Sussex speaking about extended deal with Netflix on October 14, at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington DC.
Excited to continue creating content in partnership with the streaming giant, she revealed more on the future of her show.
While she loved it, she acknowledged the work that went into it.
“So I think looking at that format — again, it’s a year of learns — so we’re able to say, ‘Eight episodes for two seasons — it’s a lot of work,” she said.
“And having done Suits for seven years, I remember what goes into a production. I also recognise how much people want content in different sizes.
“Part of what we’re testing out now is, it’s amazing to sit and watch a show for 30 minutes, but how can I give you a recipe in two minutes? And where can I share that with you? And how that continues to grow As Ever.”
These previous comments marked the first time she spoke about the extended deal.
The streamer will continue to work with the couple’s Archewell Productions, which came after the Duchess of Sussex’s much-anticipated lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, ranked just 383rd in the streaming network’s list of top-watched shows in the first half of 2025.
There was increasing speculation that their reported $100 million deal would not be renewed, but the rumours were wrong. The newly-inked deal will see Netflix partnering with Meghan’s As Ever food brand.
“We’re proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the As ever brand,” Meghan said in a statement when the news was first announced.
“My husband and I feel inspired by our partners who work closely with us and our Archewell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally, and celebrates our shared vision.”
Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said the streamer was “excited to continue” its partnership, saying, “Harry and Meghan are influential voices whose stories resonate with audiences everywhere.
“The response to their work speaks for itself — Harry & Meghan gave viewers an intimate look into their lives and quickly became one of our most-watched documentary series.”
Through the deal, Meghan and Harry are also set to produce a short documentary called Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within.
The project, a partnership with Archewell and Campfire Studios in association with Wontanara Productions, focuses on a small orphanage in the heart of Uganda’s Masaka region where “the shadows of the HIV/AIDS crisis linger”.
“Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within goes beyond the viral videos to reveal a vibrant, one-of-a-kind community where orphaned children transform hardship into joy, dancing their way toward healing, belonging, and the promise of a brighter future,” the press release states.
However, amid all the perkiness of the press release about the new deal, The Hollywood Reporter claimed “in practice, it is a downgrade”.
“The overall-to-first-look extension mirrors the move Netflix made recently with the Obamas — as well as others — for their Higher Ground banner. In both cases, the exclusivity carried by their respective splashy original deals has been removed,” the publication wrote.
At the summit, Meghan acknowledged that the deal was like the one the Obamas established.
With the release of her second season on Netflix and her With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration special due to be released in November, we will soon find out if a third season is on the way.
Where is With Love, Meghan filmed?
In season two, Meghan returned to the same rented $US9.5 million Montecito home she used to film scenes for the first series.
The four-bedroom property, owned by local philanthropists Tom and Sherrie Cipolla, is located close to Harry and Meghan’s own $US14.7 million property, which, she previously told People, she wanted to “protect” as a “safe haven”.
“We’re a close-knit family, and I love those moments— putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred time together at the end of the day,” the Duchess told the publication in March 2025.
“Our kitchen is where Mama just cooks for the family, and with a crew of 80-plus people, that’s a lot of people to have in your house!”
What is With Love, Meghan?
With Love, Meghan first launched in tandem with Meghan’s lifestyle brand As Ever.
The brand’s debut collection – which included teas and flower petal sprinkles – sold out within an hour of launch.
In its press release, Netflix said As Ever would “continue expanding into new product categories with new items continuing to be released throughout the remainder of the year”.
It appears Meghan certainly values Netflix’s insights when it comes to commercial content.
In a previous interview with Inc., the royal said the streamer’s “reach” combined with her “vision for the brand” felt like it was “going to be a really perfect match”.
“They [Netflix] have tremendous experience on licensing deals and turning brands and shows into really good products, like Bridgerton,” Meghan said, in reference to Shonda Rhimes’ hit series, which has morphed into off-screen fan experiences too.
Other Archewell projects include the feature film Meet Me at the Lake, an adaptation of Carley Fortune’s best-selling romance novel, although progress appears to be slow, with no director, screenwriter, or cast officially attached.
“By this point, you would have thought they would have got a director on board and a cast. So what is the delay?” a Hollywood source told Page Six before their new deal was announced.
“And when you make something for Netflix, it takes a long time for it to actually hit the streamer — there is so much to do in post production, to make sure it’s ready for every country.”
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