The Love Is Blind cast celebrate Netflix’s first Live Reunion in New York City on April 04, 2023.
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Netflix’s highly anticipated “Love is Blind” live reunion was delayed Sunday due to technical difficulties.
Fans expressed their disappointment, and competitors like Hulu and Peacock piled on as well.
Bravo, the TV network behind many “Real Housewives” shows, tweeted, “We would never keep you waiting for a Reunion.”
Netflix’s highly anticipated “Love is Blind” live reunion was delayed Sunday, and several competitors took a jab at the streaming platform for the mess.
Streaming platforms like Hulu and Peacock piled onto angry fans’ criticisms.
Hulu simply tweeted a photo of Kerry Washington saying “Hmm,” from the limited series “Little Fires Everywhere.”
Bravo — the network behind the “Real Housewives” reality TV franchises, which frequently have cast reunions — tweeted, “We would never keep you waiting for a Reunion,” adding a winking emoji at the end.
Peacock, where “Real Housewives” is available to watch, commented in response, “That’s love,” with an emoji of a smiling face with a single tear.
Entertainment powerhouses of yesteryear also chimed in.
“Remember renting vhs’ from us. You could start it on time no problem… This is what we get,” Blockbuster tweeted.
“Solidarity, bro,” Redbox commented in response.
From a bit out of left field, The Cheesecake Factory also poked fun at Netflix for the delay.
“This wait is longer than our menu…Come on now,” the company said.
Netflix apologized to fans for the reunion’s delay roughly an hour and a half after its scheduled start time.
“To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned. We’re filming it now and we’ll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry,” the company tweeted.
The hit reality series, hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey and currently in its fourth season, follows single contestants looking for love who can go on dates from within the show’s famous glowing pods, but they aren’t allowed to see each other in person until they get engaged. Fans eagerly awaited the reunion to find out if couples from the show were still together.
Netflix later said viewers will be able to watch the reunion at 12pm PT today.