Reviews for the series were underwhelming, with Variety’s take on season one among the most brutal.
The industry bible went so far to describe it as a “Montecito ego trip not worth taking”.
“The show plays out like a forced march, one in which Meghan’s guests must, as the price of getting to share an afternoon in a made-for-TV kitchen with her, praise her first,” it read.
“With Love, Meghan is made with a great deal of love – in the sense that the greatest love of all is the one that a person has for herself.”
Meghan hit back at critics following season one, insisting people “love the show” and that those who were speaking out against it were “just trying to pay their bills”.
“I think I knew who I was trying to meet,” Meghan said on The Circuit with Emily Chang.
In October at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, she admitted that pulling the show together had been a tough slog.
“It’s a year of learns … Eight episodes for two seasons – it’s a lot of work,” she told the audience.
The 2025 holiday special did manage to crack the Top 10 globally – and according to one of Page Six’s sources, Netflix considers the show a “big success”.
The streaming giant also is still in partnership with Meghan for her As Ever company.
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