Kaos creator ‘gutted’ at Netflix show’s cancellation – The Guardian

However, while the show’s debut was promising (3.4m views in its first week and 5.9m views in its second), viewership figures dropped by 43% in its third week to 3.4m and further again in its fourth week to 2.2m. Around this time, Netflix changed the label of the show from Kaos: season 1 to just Kaos, indicating that it was now a limited series. According to Forbes, the drop-off lined up with other recent shows that have been cancelled by Netflix, whose renewal decisions are primarily based on viewership in the first 28 days of a show’s launch. The streamer places significant emphasis on retaining engagement.