How Netflix Actually Helps Currently Running Shows

                A lot of reports have been finding that people around 11 to 20s are more likely to watch their TV shows on Netflix and other providers such as Hulu Plus than actually watching currently running shows on channels like ABC and CBS. While this is true, Netflix also helps the currently running shows when you really think about it. Without Netflix a few currently running shows would no longer be on the air, or would have a significantly smaller audience compared to shows that are not available on Netflix.

                Only a few years ago I was the only one of my friends that consistently watched Grey’s Anatomy and was completely caught up with the episodes currently running on TV. Most people didn’t want to watch it because A, they were grossed out or afraid of blood and gore and medical-ish things, or B they knew they wouldn’t understand what was going on in the show because Grey’s Anatomy has been on for 12 years and there are a lot of things that refer to previous episodes that a new viewer wouldn’t know about. Therefore most people could only catch up on Grey’s by getting the DVDs from the library or a store or trying to find the show (illegally) online.

                Now, GREY’S ANATOMY IS ON NETFLIX! Ever since then I’ve heard more and more people talking about the show and how they’ve been binge watching it on Netflix. A girl at my work said that she thought she would never watch Grey’s Anatomy and now that all of the past seasons are available on Netflix she’s already on season three and has been watching it every day. Netflix has allowed people to catch up on entire seasons of shows and then be able to watch them live on TV being fully caught up with what it going on in the show.

                While some TV channels such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and ABC Family have apps that let you watch some of the episodes, they most likely only have the last 5 or 6 episodes of the season the show is currently on. If you wanted to watch Grey’s Anatomy right now from the ABC app you would only be able to watch the first two episodes (what is currently out) of this season. If you were new to Grey’s Land and wanted to watch they show from the beginning you would only be able to do that on Netflix (or DVD which can get expensive). So now Grey’s Anatomy may be saving itself from going off air by being on Netflix and reaching a much younger audience that is now very interested in the show and are flying through the past seasons and planning on watching the new episodes that are currently on TV. Without Netflix Grey’s would not be near as popular as it is now among teenagers.

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