The Netflix brand is seen on an iPhone in Philadelphia, July 17, 2017. Followers anticipating Netflix’s second-ever dwell occasion, the reunion of the Season 4 solid of “Love Is Blind,” have been left ready for upward of 40 minutes Sunday night time, April 16, 2023. Matt Rourke, File, Related Press
Netflix’s wildly well-liked courting present “Love Is Blind” prompted thousands and thousands of potential viewers heartache on Sunday. The streaming firm had been promoting the dwell reunion of one among its hottest exhibits for weeks, solely to go away viewers watching a black display screen or not with the ability to click on on the episode in any respect.
“Apparently y’all, all people broke the web to see this reunion,” Vanessa Lachey, who co-hosts the present with husband Nick Lachey, mentioned in an Instagram dwell video. “So we're able to roll. We simply received to determine this out.”
To everybody who stayed up late, awoke early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we're extremely sorry that the Love is Blind Reside Reunion didn't end up as we had deliberate. We're filming it now and we'll have it on Netflix as quickly as humanly potential. Once more, thanks and…
— Netflix (@netflix) April 17, 2023
After making an attempt to get the present to go dwell for 2 hours, Netflix introduced on Twitter it might simply tape the present and submit the recording to the platform afterward.
Love Is Blind: The Reunion will probably be out there globally at 12pm PT on April 17. Promise. pic.twitter.com/vHKxyOiSgq
— Netflix (@netflix) April 17, 2023
As of Monday morning, the most recent episode updating the standing of the couples nonetheless isn’t out there for a lot of viewers. However Netflix tweeted it might be out there at 1 p.m. MDT on Monday.
Its first experiment with dwell programming was with Chris Rock’s Netflix particular the place he talked in regards to the notorious Will Smith slap throughout final yr’s Oscars. In line with The New York Occasions, “This system’s rankings success helped gasoline curiosity in additional experimentation with livestreaming.”
In April 2022, the streaming platform confirmed “it misplaced subscribers for the primary time in a decade.” In response to the issues it was going through, Netflix introduced it might begin providing “a $6.99 plan with advertisements and crack down on password sharing. It additionally laid off 450 folks throughout two rounds of layoffs,” NPR reported.
Perhaps Netflix ought to follow what it’s finest at — streaming and making bingeable TV exhibits.
Twitter responds to Netflix ‘Love Is Blind’ dwell reunion fail
Listed here are among the finest responses from viewers annoyed with Netflix failing to ship on offering the brand new episode of the present.
Bear in mind renting vhs’ from us. You can begin it on time no downside… That is what we get.
— Blockbuster (@blockbuster) April 17, 2023
You’re telling me I waited ALL DAY to look at the Love is Blind dwell reunion and it received’t load as a result of Netflix was not a platform constructed for dwell television???? pic.twitter.com/nvsaKhpDHr
— Breanna Jacobs (@Jacobs_Breanna) April 17, 2023
I’m making an attempt yall pic.twitter.com/e5PCY6MaHo
— Marshall Glaze (@marshalltglaze) April 17, 2023
Somebody name Lucia the seamstress to repair this. I imagine in her
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 17, 2023
We might by no means preserve you ready for a Reunion 😉
— Bravo (@BravoTV) April 17, 2023