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Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too soon
- jfengel 6y agoI've never really understood the economics of these shows. Many of them look very expensive, comparable to movies in the tens-of-millions-of-dollars range, and even more screen time (a 12-episode season being six times as long as two-hour film). And since they don't have commercials, the only revenue they bring in is the subscriber fee. At that price it would require millions of viewers to be drawn to them, and it just doesn't seem cost-effective. I know not all of those shows cost that much; I imagine One Day At A Time probably cost less than a million per episode. Still, a lot of them seem like they cost as much as a mid-range film, and bring in less than a movie ticket's revenue. What am I missing? Nothing, apparently, according to the article, since they're canceling it all. (But boy, I was really looking forward to the rest of I'm Not Okay With This.)