Archived Netflix knows how long it takes to hook you on a show, down to the exact episode (qz.com)
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Archived Netflix knows how long it takes to hook you on a show, down to the exact episode (qz.com)
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[–] Kafuka ago
No they can't make that statement based on their data, and it would actually be a bit nonsensical if they could because being hooked means watching the whole show and that is per definition from the first episode. The speaker probably meant that no show had the pilot as the "hook episode" after which "at least 70% of viewers went on to watch the rest of the season".
[–] thealcoholist ago
Ok, that interpretation is fair. Perhaps if it says, using Breaking Bad as an example, "more than 70% of the people that watch this show, watched more than 2 episodes", would be clearer.
Before I read the article I thought that they'd look at how many episodes a user would watch occasionally until they start watching it regularly, like every day. That to me seems to indicate that a user is hooked in.