The crime drama series was created by Charlotte Stoudt, who is most known for her work on Homeland and Fosse/Verdon. A normal mother and daughter walk to the mall on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Pieces of Her, but things swiftly escalate when a horrific event changes their lives forever.
Perhaps the best indicator is Netflix’s top ten hourly data. Netflix releases data for the previous week’s most-watched titles in four categories every week. Pieces of Her spent five weeks in the top ten before dropping out.
One thing to note is that the show saw a significant boost from weeks 1 to 2, but then began to plummet after week 3.
Week Period Hours Viewed(M)
February 27th, 2022 to March 6th, 2022 53,680,000
March 6th, 2022 to March 13th, 2022 95,720,000 (+78%)
March 13th, 2022 to March 20th, 2022 40,080,000 (-58%)
March 20th, 2022 to March 27th, 2022 21,770,000 (-46%)
March 27th, 2022 to April 3rd, 2022 16,220,000 (-25%)
The show is the 10th most-watched Netflix title of 2022, according to the number of points it received in the Netflix Top 10s as of April 27th. Behind The Witcher, Yo soy Betty la fea, and Business Proposal, it is rated ninth.
According to their statistics, 55% of people who began watching the show finished it. This is a significant improvement from Archive 81, which was cancelled after only one season and only approximately 35% of viewers made it to the final episode.
“In general,” according to Digital I “if less than 50% of starters make it to the end, the show is cancelled.”
Finally, Nielsen Top 10 data can reveal how well a show is performing in the United States.
03/07 – 03/13 – #2 on Originals – 1,415 million minutes
03/14 – 03/20 – #4 on Originals – 583 million minutes
03/21 – 03/27 – #8 on Originals – 365 million minutes
Going into a probable second season, Pieces of Her has a few loose ends to wrap up and some unanswered mysteries.
The rest of the season is likely to follow up after the disclosures in the penultimate episode that Jane, not Nick, was the mastermind behind the murder of her own father.
As a result, the rupture between Jane and her brother Jasper will almost probably be explored in any second season, as DigitalSpy points out.
According to The Cinemaholic, the mother and daughter would likely form “a formidable alliance” against Jasper, who has sworn to kill Laura along with Paula.
