'Love Is Blind' Live Reunion: Netflix CEOs Reveal What Went Wrong Amid Technical Difficulties
Netflix is owning up to the long delay they had with the Love Is Blind live reunion.
Over the weekend, viewers waited over an hour to watch the planned live reunion, which did air a few hours later than planned. The reunion was also taped, and put on Netflix the next day.
The CEOs of the popular streamer are now speaking out about what happened.
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Speaking with Variety, CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters revealed what went wrong.
“We hate when these things happen, but we’ll learn from it and will get better,” Greg shared. “We do have the fundamental infrastructure that we need. The good news is that ultimately 6.5 million viewers watched and enjoyed the show.”
Ted added that following the snafu, the streamer is still moving ahead with live events.
“So a reunion show that’s going to generate news and buzz, it really does play better live when people can join together,” he said. “Certainly, the Chris Rock standup show played out so well because there was so much anticipation for what he was going to say in that set. So when we have the opportunity to do projects like that, we like the fact we have the option to do it.”
He went on, “As Greg said, we were super disappointed to not be able to come across with the live product for everyone who wanted it on the Love Is Blind reunion. But we’re super thrilled people love the show. It does point to the kind of love for that brand, and for the growing love for those unscripted brands on Netflix. Some of them will be live. Those results oriented shows do play out a little bit better live and they do generate a lot of conversation. But keep in mind, like Chris Rock, about 90% of the viewing happened after but that doesn’t change the fact that it was a big event.”
Despite the delay, it was reported that the live reunion was still watched by 6.5 million people.
Check out some of the best reactions from fans to the delay.