With some notable exceptions (looking at you, The Shield, Breaking Bad, LOST), pilot episodes often fall flat. Viewers don’t always love exposition, and even great shows sometimes take a few episodes (or even seasons) to hit their stride. Netflix recently…
NBC Is Pulling a Netflix and Dropping All 13 Episodes of ‘Aquarius’ at Once
NBC has caught the binge-watching bug. The network had decided to take a page from Netflix’s book and just dump an entire season of a new show for viewers to stream at their pleasure. Following its May 28 premiere, the…
Netflix Defends Content Release Strategy
Since Netflix has been offering its customers original shows, it has been offering them full seasons at a time, catering to the well-known binge-watching phenomenon. Netflix’s competitors have often criticized this approach, and when the company changed the strategy up…
Netflix Shares Some Data On Binge Watching
Netflix is sharing results from a recent Harris Interactive survey, finding that out of 1,500 adult TV streamers in the U.S (those that stream shows at least once a week), 61% “binge watch” shows regularly. 73% of these people defined…
38% of Americans Use Netflix, 88% Report Binge Viewing
More than one-third of Americans now stream movies and TV shows via Netflix. A new report from Nielsen says that 38% of people in the U.S. use or subscribe to Netflix, up from 31% in 2012. Overall, the use of…
Amazon Says No to Binge Watching with Its Original Series
As far as subscription-based streaming video providers go, Netflix got out ahead of the rest of the pack when it comes to high-quality original content. And since they’re the trendsetters, it’s their release style and structure that most people have…
Arrested Development Creator: Binge Watching On Netflix Could Make It Less Fun
Arrested Development’s return via Netflix is only days away (it will be available on Sunday, May 26th), and fans who have been waiting for years are ready to dive in. Netflix’s exclusive shows have brought about a new trend of…