Specials like Chapelle's bring a ton of eyeballs. Some of those eyeballs will start a Netflix subscription just to see it, or continue to subscribe, or rethink

Specials like Chapelle's bring a ton of eyeballs. Some of those eyeballs will start a Netflix subscription just to see it, or continue to subscribe, or rethink about cancelling... Streaming services like Netflix survive by having content people want to see. How many of us cancel HBO or whatever once the show we're watching is off-season? That's a lot of money to miss out on... making things like Chapelle's special worth while, even if it costs a ton up front. In a weird way, all this hullabaloo surrounding this particular special is actually increasing it's awareness and therefore viewership. These employees are defeating themselves, really...