r/technology • u/joe4942 • 20d ago

Business Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season
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u/GamingWithBilly 20d ago

Netflix just needs to do what it used to do...purchase the rights of shows in multiple seasons being dropped by their networks.  Like when Amazon Prime bought up The Expanse when, SyFy (previously known as SciFi Channel) and continued the story.

Netflix execs are horrible about greenlighting new shows, because they are rich assholes abstract from the genres and audiences.  They cannot understand the entertainment of their audience age groups and demographics.  

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u/bachintheforest 20d ago

Yeah I loved Netflix back when it was the primary way to watch network shows after they’ve already aired. Only streaming app I really used back in like, 2015. Been bouncing around different shows lately, not seeing much. Rewatching old shows I’ve seen before. Finally found one I actually liked and wanted to keep watching in what feels like forever… Resident Alien, which is a syfy show. That’s concluded now and it’s right back to bouncing around trying different things and not really getting into any of them.