82 million households watched the period drama in its first four weeks

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Netflix had previously projected that 63 million households would watch the series in four weeks, an estimate that was off by nearly 20 million.
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By Kelsey Sutton

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Shonda Rhimes’ first project on Netflix isn’t just a smash hit—it’s the biggest original series debut ever on the streaming service.