To Binge Watch…Or Not

The Takeaway

The numbers are in! One in three Netflix subscribers watched the newly released fourth season of “Arrested Development” this past weekend, and of those who did, one in ten watched all fifteen episodes in a single day.
This echoes the binge-watching that’s become commonplace with other shows, like “House of Cards,” “24,” and the granddaddy of all binged shows: “Breaking Bad.” Last year, of the viewers that tried watching “Breaking Bad” on Netflix, 73% binge-watched the entire first season.
Why do we binge-watch? And is there any reason why we shouldn’t?
Laura Hudson is culture and entertainment editor for Wired Magazine and has binge-watched many a TV series.

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