How Long to Show a Netflix Show Before Removing It From the Queue
It turns out that most “TV shows” take a few episodes to get you hooked, and Netflix has data to back that up. Here’s how many episodes you should give a popular Netflix show before you kick it out of the line.
Have you watched the first episode of the Netflix show and felt like it didn’t quite match the hype? Well, don’t give up yet! Netflix analyzed its data for over 20 shows in 16 different markets, including the US, and found that people rarely get hung up on a pilot episode. However, they also found a point in every show where most viewers caught on and continued to watch the rest of the season (and then the series). Mary Beth Quirk of Consumerist has organized everything in a list to make tracking easier:
Arrow – Episode 8
Bates Motel – Episode 2
Better Call Saul – Episode 4
Pedigree – Episode 4
Bojack Horseman – Episode 5
Breaking Bad – Episode 2
Dexter – Episode 3
Gossip Girl – Episode 3
Grace and Frankie – Episode 4
House of Cards – Episode 3
How I Met Your Mother – Episode 8
Mad Men – Episode 6
Marco Polo – Episode 3
Daredevil Marvel – Episode 5
Once Upon a Time – Episode 6
Orange is the New Black – Episode 3
Pretty Little Liars – Episode 4
Scandal – Episode 2
Sense8 – Episode 3
Sons of Anarchy – Episode 2
Costumes – Episode 2
Blacklist – Episode 6
Murder – Episode 2
The Walking Dead – Episode 2
The Enduring Kimmy Schmidt – Episode 4
So if you’re watching the show and wondering when it’s going to be good, now you know. Of course, this information is only really useful when you are only on the verge of presenting. If you know early on that you don’t like the show, a plot twist or new character is unlikely to make you move from love to hate. Go relax and step up in line for Netflix this weekend.
Do you know when you got hooked? Netflix does | PR Newswire via Consumerist