Netflix Binges - Shows That We Devour and Shows That We Savor

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Netflix has created "The Binge Scale" which reveals which shows their audience devours (blowing through the series quickly) and which shows they savor (being captivated and stretching it out). They found members blow through Breaking Bad, Orange is the New Black, and The Walking Dead and that members are captivated by House of Cards, Narcos, Bloodline, and Mad Men.

To create their binge scale they examined global viewing of more than 100 serialized shows across more than 190 countries between October 2015 and May 2016. The study examined member completion of the first season of the shows. The global median days til completion was five days. (This could explain the weekend release dates). The median hours per binge was two hours and ten minutes. If the viewer watched less than two hours per day it was added to the "savored" category. Sessions that were two hours or more were declared "devoured".

They found that if viewers wanted to finish a show they would watch a little over two hours a day. They suggest that shows like Sense8, Orphan Black, and The 100 make it hard for the viewer to pull away. Shows like The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, House of Cards, Bloodline, and The Fall have viewers pushing to finish. Comedies like Orange is the New Black, Nurse Jackie, and Grace and Frankie encourage viewers to say "just one more".

According to Netflix:
THE NETFLIX BINGE SCALE** (Based on global viewing data)

SAVOR

Irreverent Comedies
Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, Club de Cuervos, F is for Family, Love, Summer Heights High, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Wet Hot American Summer
   
Political Dramas
 Homeland, House of Cards, Occupied, The Good Wife, The West Wing
   
Historical Dramas
 Mad Men, Narcos, Peaky Blinders, The Americans
   
Superhero Drama
Gotham, Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, The Flash
   
Crime Dramas
 Better Call Saul, Bloodline, Fargo, The Blacklist, The Bridge, Twin Peaks
   
Dramatic Comedies
Flaked, Grace & Frankie, Nurse Jackie, Orange is the New Black, Parenthood, Rescue Me, Weeds
   
Action & Adventure
24, Arrow, La Reina del Sur, Marco Polo, Outlander, Prison Break, The Last Kingdom, Turn, Vikings   

Sci-Fi
Ascension, Between, Heroes, Orphan Black, Sense8, The 100, The 4400, Under the Dome
   
Horror
American Horror Story, Hemlock Grove, Penny Dreadful, Scream, The Walking Dead, Z Nation
   
Thriller
Bates Motel, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, The Fall, The Following, The Killing

DEVOUR

What do you think about this scale? What do you devour and savor?

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