Netflix’s Love is Blind live reunion special still hasn’t started

Netflix ran into significant issues with its second live event on Sunday evening. Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion failed to start streaming at its planned 8PM showtime, leading to major consternation from the show’s fans across social media. Netflix acknowledged the problem on Twitter soon after and promised to kick off the presentation within 15 minutes.

That didn’t happen, either. More than an hour later, subscribers were still encountering error screens when trying to watch the event. Netflix has yet to provide an explanation for the technical mishap, only issuing another tweet saying it’d be “worth the wait.” The Verge has reached out for more details.

As the wait stretched on, hosts Vanessa and Nick Lachey posted to Instagram thanking fans (and a live studio audience) for their extended patience.

But already, the Love Is Blind reunion has proven far rockier than the company’s Chris Rock comedy special that aired in early March. And with the delay extending into the 9PM ET hour, Netflix risked losing many viewers to HBO’s Succession. As expected, the company faced an avalanche of complaints and mockery on social media due to the unexpected postponement. Even Blockbuster — whatever incarnation of “Blockbuster” this Twitter account is — couldn’t help but take a shot.

The lengthy delay only two events in isn’t a good look for Netflix, which has said it intends to regularly deliver live programming — including comedy specials and awards shows like the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards — as a way to entice subscribers and fend off streaming rivals.