The #NetflixCrash hashtag was trending on X, Downdetector said it received over 1 million reports of Netflix issues in 50 countries, including 530,000 reports in the United States, with the issues peaking at around 11pm Eastern.

“This is the biggest event,” Paul declared after the match. “Over 120 million people on Netflix. We crashed the site.”

Netflix has stumbled with live programming before — last year, the broadcast of the Season 4 reunion of “Love is Blind” was delayed by more than an hour. Since then, the streamer has been ramping up its live lineup with exhibition golf and tennis matches, live talk shows, and awards ceremonies, without major issues.