Daredevil ‘Born Again’ Flop: Misses Nielsen Charts

The premiere of Daredevil: Born Again didn’t make it onto the Nielsen ratings charts, indicating that viewership for the series might be low. This places it in the company of Echo and Agatha, which are among the least popular MCU shows on Disney+. The first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again were released on March 4th, and Nielsen has released ratings for the week of March 3 – March 9th.

Nielsen ratings serve as the industry standard for viewership data and are automatically turned on in Disney+ accounts. As Amazon’s Invincible re-enters the charts with 465 million minutes viewed, we can infer that Daredevil: Born Again had fewer viewers than that. Agatha made it onto the Nielsen charts with 426 million minutes viewed, which suggests that Daredevil: Born Again likely had even fewer viewers than Agatha. Disney did release official viewership numbers for Daredevil: Born Again, reporting 7.5 million views in its first five days, falling short of Agatha’s 9.3 million views in its first seven days.

The low ratings for Daredevil: Born Again indicate that Marvel fans may not be as engaged with Disney+ content. It’s possible that fans are not interested in shows like She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Echo, Agatha, or even anticipated series like Secret Invasion. The lukewarm reception to Daredevil: Born Again could be attributed to the show not living up to expectations, despite being heavily promoted and having a leading actor like Charlie Cox. Only time will tell if the show picks up in viewership as new episodes continue to stream on Disney+.