Daredevil: Born Again Viewership Ratings: On Par With Agatha, Lower Than Acolyte, Ahsoka, Loki

Daredevil: Born Again Viewership Ratings: On Par With Agatha, Lower Than Acolyte, Ahsoka, Loki

Disney has revealed the viewership ratings for the heavily promoted Daredevil: Born Again series, and much like the show itself, they’re off to a slow start—roughly on par with Agatha, one of the lowest-rated shows on Disney+.

The numbers are also lower than both The Acolyte (canceled after one season) and Ahsoka (rumored to be canceled after its third season), as well as Percy Jackson, and significantly lower than Loki.

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What are the numbers?

According to Variety, Disney has reported the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again drew 7.5 million views in its first five days. While the site reports it’s the best debut for Disney+ in 2025, what else has been released?

Versus Agatha

Per Disney, in its first seven days, Agatha hit 9.3 million views, which averages to about 1.33 million per day, while Daredevil: Born Again averages to 1.5 million.

Versus Star Wars

For comparison to Star Wars, The Acolyte reached 11.1 million views in its first five days (2.22M average); Ahsoka around 14 million in the same timeframe (2.8M average).

Versus Loki

Loki Season 2 saw 10.9 million views in its first three days, which averages to 3.63 million, more than double that of Daredevil: Born Again.

Versus Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson achieved 13.3 million viewers in its first six days, averaging around 2.22 million.

Nielsen ratings

We’ll know more once the Nielsen ratings come in about a month. Disney+ automatically has Nielsen turned on in your accounts and is the industry standard to go by for viewership. Once again, the Disney-invested Samba TV household ratings data collector hasn’t reported numbers.

Since Daredevil: Born Again is similar to Agatha, the Nielsen ratings should follow suit. Check out the ratings below for Agatha and the MCU debuts on Disney+.

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Lukewarm so far

Regarding Daredevil: Born Again, while the series has been retooled, it remains to be seen what exactly has been fixed. The CGI was mid at best, they killed and wrote off two fan-favorite characters and replaced them with DEI substitutes, the Kingpin’s wife is now better than him, and there was a lot of talking going on and not much action. The end of the second episode does leave room for hope, so cross your fingers.

The Rotten Tomatoes response from both fans and critics has been lukewarm; both are at 83%, while the Netflix series is much higher, averaging 92% from critics and 89% from fans. Its first season on Netflix is actually at 99% and 93%.

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Agatha Nielsen ratings:

  • Episodes 1 & 2: 426 (average 213 an episode)
  • Episode 3: 365
  • Episode 4: ??? – does not appear on Nielsen charts: lower than 352
  • Episode 5: 310
  • Episode 6: 410
  • Episode 7: ??? – does not appear on Nielsen charts: lower than 379
  • Episodes 8 & 9: 744 (average 372 an episode)
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Nielsen ratings for MCU debuts on Disney+:

  • WandaVision:  434 million minutes (two episodes)
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: 628 million minutes (one episode)
  • Loki Season 1’s first episode? 731 million minutes (one episode)
  • Hawkeye: 853 million minutes (two episodes)
  • Moon Knight: 418 million minutes (one episode)
  • Ms. Marvel: 249 (one episode)
  • She-Hulk: didn’t make Nielsen charts with first episode; second episode 390 million minutes
  • Secret Invasion: 461 million minutes (one episode)
  • Loki Season 2: 446 million minutes (one episode); it’s second week went up to 588
  • Echo: all five episodes released at once averaging to 146.2 million minutes an episode
  • Agatha: 426 million minutes (two episodes)

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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