New Turkish Drama ‘Deep in Love’ Dominates Prime Time: Record Ratings, YouTube Explosion and Massive Social Media Uplift!

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Deep in Love, the powerhouse new drama from OGM Pictures and distributed globally by OGM UNIVERSE, has solidified its status as one of the most commanding titles of the season. With its seventh episode, the series swept every rating category, ranking as the #1 program of the night on TRT 1 and setting a new benchmark for Friday prime time.

Delivering exceptional, top-tier ratings:

  • TOTAL: 14.77
  • AB: 13.68 — the highest AB score of the 2025 season
  • 20+ABC1: 15.11

Fronted by the magnetic performances of Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Deniz Baysal, Burak Yörük, and Ava Yaman, and directed by Çağrı Bayrak, Deep in Love airs every Friday and continues to dominate both broadcast and digital landscapes.

Click here to read our exclusive interviews with the cast.

Ava Yaman and Ulaş Tuna Astepe
Deniz Baysal and Burak Yörük

The series’ cultural footprint is expanding at remarkable speed, positioning Deep in Love as a true cross-platform phenomenon.

  • Over 300,000 conversations within a single week, an extraordinary level for a weekly drama.
  • A highly positive audience response: 53.3% positive sentiment.
  • More than 70,000 unique users, marking a 14% surge in week-on-week conversation.
  • A staggering 213.8 million potential impressions, placing the series in a top-performing bracket among recent Turkish dramas.
  • X (Twitter) drives the momentum with 73% share, while YouTube and TikTok amplify global reach.
  • The series has become a breakout hit among 18–34-year-old viewers, indicating strong generational pull and long-term franchise potential.

Official accounts across Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok achieved double-digit growth — +28% to +38% in a single week — reinforcing the show’s status as one of the fastest-growing titles of the season.

Far beyond traditional broadcast boundaries, Deep in Love is experiencing a remarkable YouTube explosion, with millions of international viewers discovering the series online.

Key highlights:

  • Runaway digital demand, with episodes consistently delivering multi-million global views.
  • Episodes 1–3 have each surpassed 20M+ views, with Episode 1 reaching 28M, signaling massive organic traction.
  • A fast-growing global fandom actively producing edits, reactions, scene breakdowns, and character compilations — solidifying the series’ footprint across continents.
  • Episode 7 represents the strongest launch yet, hitting 8.4M views within just 48 hours, one of the fastest ramp-ups of the season.
  • Exceptional watch-time performance demonstrates deep viewer commitment — a key metric for international expansion.
Ava Yaman and Deniz Baysal
deep in love
Deniz Baysal and Ulaş Tuna Astepe

Episode Viewership

  • Episode 1 — 28M
  • Episode 2 — 24M
  • Episode 3 — 21M
  • Episode 4 — 16M
  • Episode 5 — 15M
  • Episode 6 — 13M
  • Episode 7 — 8.4M in the first 48 hours

Deep in Love is clearly evolving beyond a hit drama, it is becoming a global discovery success, inspiring massive online conversation, exceptional digital engagement, and a rapidly expanding international audience.

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