Heeramandi viewership: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama out-performs Supersex, Baby Reindeer in week one views

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Heeramandi’s week one viewership puts it ahead of major international Netflix shows such as Supersex (3.2 million in week one), The Killer Paradox (3.1 million in week one) and Gyeongseong Creature (3 million views in week one). But the show trailed the massive numbers put up by Parasyte: The Grey (6.3 million views in week one, which increased to 9.8 million in week two) and the Money Heist spin-off Berlin (11.3 million views in week one).

Heeramandi’s week one viewership. (Photo: Netflix)

Netflix’s English-language programming is in a different league altogether, with shows such as Fool Me Once (37 million views), Avatar: The Last Airbender (21 million views), Griselda (20 million views), The Gentlemen (12.2 million views), and One Day (5.3 million views) and putting up massive week one numbers. But Heeramandi out-performed the week one views of Ripley (2.3 million views) and Baby Reindeer (2.6 million views). Although the latter show has emerged as a word-of-mouth sensation, generating 13.3 million views in week two and 22 million views in week three.

Starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman and others, Heeramandi has proven to be divisive among viewers, with some praising Bhansali’s visuals and others saying that it’s all style and no substance.