FX’s Wedding Episode of ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Sees a Boost in Ratings
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette is sparking a resurgence of nineties fashion trends and reigniting interest in a prominent figure from the Kennedy dynasty and his wife, a Calvin Klein publicist.
The series continues to perform well on FX.
The network announced that this limited series has become its most-watched offering on Disney+ and Hulu, with an audience increase of over 80% for the wedding episode. While FX did not disclose specific viewership numbers for the sixth episode of the nine-part series, it noted that the episode achieved the largest audience boost of the season.
Interest in the wedding portrayal, which was conducted in secrecy at a small wooden chapel on Cumberland Island off Georgia’s coast, contributed to this surge. The episode was penned by Juli Weiner and directed by Gillian Robespierre.
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With a total of 40 million hours viewed across its six episodes in the U.S. and globally, the Ryan Murphy-executive produced series has seen significant engagement, increasing from 25 million hours last week. These figures encompass the sixth episode’s viewership as well as the uptick from preceding episodes.
The upcoming seventh episode, titled “Obsession,” will explore Bessette’s experiences managing the heightened publicity that accompanied her marriage into the Kennedy family, along with the rising pressures she faced.
Love Story features Sarah Pidgeon as Bessette, Paul Anthony Kelly as Kennedy, Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, and Naomi Watts as Jackie O.
Produced by 20th Television, the series boasts an executive production team that includes Connor Hines, Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa.
