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Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season
(www.bloomberg.com)
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2026
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Maybe because netflix cancels show a week after season 1 drops?
People got burnt too many times, best case scenario it's a huge hit and in 3 years we get a 8 hour season 2.
Why would viewers get invested?
Seems like a positive feedback loop:
Don't forget the step in between 4 and 5 where Netflix recalculates the interest in season 2 and drastically changes the scope and pacing, making it more jarring for returning viewers or turning them off before the season drops
Or what about how the first fifteen minutes of each season 2 episode is just "last time on..." and viewers decide they don't have the time for this shit
i've been stuck on step 4. price hikes chased me away, i haven't been back. i don't even know what's "new" anymore, and i don't care.
i just watch the stuff i have locally, there's more new (to me) stuff on my disks than netflix has ever produced.