One of India’s top comedians, Kapil Sharma, has been entertaining his audiences for over a decade with his popular Comedy nights with Kapil and, later, The Kapil Sharma Show. As the era of television was ruled by his cast of comedians, Kapil Sharma finally decided to embrace the rise of OTT platforms and made a major transition to Netflix with his brand-new show, The Great Indian Kapil Show.
After months of promotions, the first episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show was launched in March but ended up getting a lackluster response. The first episode, which featured Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, his mother Neetu Kapoor, and sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahn, just received a viewership of 2.5 million, according to Netflix’s Global Top 10 List.
According to an analysis done by the Indian Express, during the second week, the show’s ranking plummeted from third to fifth, with total viewership hours at 4.6 million and views at 2.6 million. Kapil’s second show featured Team India’s current captain, Rohit Sharma, who revealed juicy scenes of what goes behind the Indian cricket scene.
In the third week, The Great Indian Kapil Show’s rank ended up dropping to seven, and total viewership hours reduced to 4.1 million. Views during the third week took a major hit, and were 1.7 million. As the show is close to completing its first month on Netflix, total viewership hours have dropped to 3.9 million and views to 1.2 million.
Kapil Sharma’s run on Netflix has been significantly underwhelming as compared to television or YouTube, where his videos have gained more than 10 million views on a frequent basis.
