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Ted Sarandos, president and co-chief executive office of Netflix Inc., during the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. [Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg]

For Every Hit TV Show, There Are More Than 100 Misses

Writer Lucas Shaw discusses the performance numbers behind Netflix’s original programs, stating that only 4% of Netflix original programs from 2022 would qualify as big hits under the new 2023 contract between the Writers Guild of America and major studios. This performance research, from London-based data provider Digital-i, indicates that the number of true hits on streaming platforms has always been low.