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Don't think if the show as "cancelled". It's the fact that Netflix won't invest money in paying for another season of the show to be made. They want to invest
by jdlyga 8y ago
Don't think if the show as "cancelled". It's the fact that Netflix won't invest money in paying for another season of the show to be made. They want to invest money in shows people watch the most and will keep them on the platform. So yes, ratings do matter. But in sort of a different way.
- IshKebab 8y agoThat sounds like exactly the same sort of way to me.
- overcast 8y agoThat's the longest possible way of saying the following two words, "ratings matter".
- hirsin 8y agoThe marginal value of a season with good ratings matters. The content is there forever and two seasons of it vs three might not impact subscriber numbers as much as two seasons of it and one season of a brand new show.
- r00fus 8y agoThis. Kids shows are a great example - my kids don't (when pressed) care that they don't have season 4 of Octonauts, they do like seeing entirely new stuff. For the price, I'm happy with what we get from Netflix. I much prefer it to Amazon Video where I'm not sure if I'm going to have to pay extra because my kids throw a fit (because it's visible but not on Prime/free).
- Kalium 8y agoIt's a more subtle point, I think. It's not correct to say "ratings matter", because in this context "ratings" means something very specific in what's being measured and how. That methodology and measurement are largely irrelevant here. It's also not correct to say "ratings don't matter", because rather implies that popularity and customer opinions are also irrelevant. Which is clearly false.