Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Co-CEO infamously said that the global OTT giant has never cancelled a successful show and fans of shows that were cancelled after only a season or two were livid.
However, as soon as the comment went viral many were baffled by these comments, pointing to a lot of shows they believed to be popular that was cancelled early in their runs, although a recent study done on the claims as highlighted has found on the lines to what Netflix Boss has said.
A study made by Online Casinos broke down the data related to three shows that were recently cancelled by the global OTT giant. The list showed the number of seasons, the number of weeks on Netflix’s Top 10, and the total hours viewed while in Netflix’s Top 10. The three shows mentioned were Fate: The Winx Saga, Resident Evil and Raising Dion. The detailed figure on the three shows is presented.
Fate: The Winx Saga had two seasons, spent seven weeks in the Top 10 and had 190,790,000 hours viewed while trending.
Resident Evil had one season, spent three weeks in the Top 10, and had 173,400,000 hours viewed while trending.
Raising Dion had two seasons, spent seven weeks in the Top 10 and had 172,870,000.
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Meanwhile for reference, even though it took a bit for Netflix to renew Wednesday, it received near about 341 million hours of view in one week while last summer Stranger Things’ fourth season quickly broke records by racking up 286,790,000 hours of viewing in its first three days on the platform.
The data on the claims does prove Sarandos’ point, there are still fanbases fighting against it campaigning for their favourite show to return. The case stands especially true for Warrior Nun and the #SaveWarriorNun movement. The fans of the Alba Baptista show called out Sarandos’ statement, pointing out all the engagement and love the show has received.
Moreover, it is worth noting that this show was cancelled after two seasons, like the ones mentioned above, which doesn’t stand as part of the study.
It’s disappointing to think about the number of shows Netflix has cancelled, however, what is more true is that not everything can stick around, which implies that many of your favourite shows won’t be getting the OTT giant’s nod for new seasons.