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Thursday 24 September 2015

Netflix Knows when You Are Hooked On A Show

Netflix.
On Wednesday the popular streaming service, +Netflix disclosed a press release showing details that revealed the exact time viewers got hooked on a show.

Observing popular shows like +Breaking Bad and original content like +House of Cards "70% of viewers who watched that episode went on to complete season one." Netflix chief content officer explains "we found that no one was ever hooked on the pilot, this gives us confidence that giving our members all episodes at once is more aligned with how fans are made." said Ted Sarandos, meaning binge-watching is what users want.

The list below shows the number of episodes it took to turn a Netflix session to a binge-watching session:

+Bates Motel: 2
+Breaking Bad: 2
+House of Cards: 3
Orange is the New Black: 3
+Better Call Saul AMC: 4
Grace and Frankie: 4
+Pretty Little Liars: 4
+Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: 4
Daredevil: 5
+Mad Men: 6
Blacklist: 6
+How I Met Your Mother: 8

Regionally, Australia and New Zealand were inclined to watch a few more episode before getting hooked unlike the Dutch that were hooked from the get go.

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