The first batch of episodes from The Witcher Season 3 finally dropped on Netflix after a year and a half of waiting from fans of the series. The continuation of Geralt’s monster hunting escapades also marks the final season for Henry Cavill, as his journey as the character ends after Season 3 and the role is passed to Liam Hemsworth. Now that it’s been a week since the first five episodes came out, viewership numbers are here and it looks like some audiences are tapping out now that Cavill is set to make an exit.
The Witcher Season 3 debuted at No. 1 of Netflix’s TV (English) charts with a reported 73 million hours viewed, per the streaming service’s Tudum stats. But per additional numbers from Samba TV (via Deadline) measuring U.S. households trends across the five episodes, fewer people are watching the show than last season and attention dwindles as the season goes on. Check them out:
