It was a good run: For the past five years, Netflix's "Bridgerton" has reigned as TV's smuttiest romance. The streamer's adaptation of Julia Quinn’s historical romance novels has become equally known for its carriage-shaking, spoon-licking, bodice-ripping bursts of sensuality as well as its heartfelt vulnerability, compelling emotional drama and swoon-worthy declarations of love.
And though "Bridgerton" season 4 will no doubt have more of the steamy same when it premieres on the streaming service later this month (four new episodes arrive on January 29), the series will have to contend with the fact that it's no longer TV's reigning sexy romance — it's been beaten by a hockey show.
