The changes from the source material were bizarre. Compressing the timeline of the Second Age of Middle-earth makes sense on paper, but ultimately made the show confusing and jumbled. Getting some events—like the forging of the Rings of Power—out of chronological order certainly didn’t help.

The Rings of Power season 2 was not as popular as season 1, according to a new report. The data comes from Luminate and has been reported by Deadline. Per the report, The Rings of Power season 2 viewership was 60% down from its predecessor across its first 12 weeks streaming.

The Rings of Power season 2 saw a steep drop in terms of total minutes watched, according to a new report. It's not a great look for one of the most expensive TV series ever made.

The biggest series on Disney+ was Percy Jackson and the Olympians, with around 3 billion minutes watched. Overall TV output was down compared to years past, with the 2023 actors and writers strikes having stopped production for a while.