--- title: Netflix Reveals the Shows People Are Most Likely to Binge Watch -- and the Ones They Savor description: Netflix examined viewing habits of its users and released an interesting scale that shows which shows people binge on and savor. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z' modified: '2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Netflix - pubdesk word_count: 409 canonical: https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Special Screening Of Netflix's "House Of Cards" Season 2 - Red Carpet](https://img.money.com/2016/06/gettyimages-469263759.jpg) *LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Producer/actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the special screening of Netflix's "House of Cards" Season 2 at the Directors Guild Of America on February 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.* Some shows are meant to be watched all at once, like an enormous bag of tortilla chips. Others are better savored in a slow burn. You may personally know which shows move your bed time to 1:30 a.m. on a weeknight, but does everyone run *House of Cards* episodes back to back? Does everyone go slow with *Bloodline?* Since Netflix collects data on everything you do on its platform, the company [can actually answer this question](https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-binge-new-binge-scale-reveals-tv-series-we-devour-and-those-we-savor-1) by looking at its metrics. According to the company, thrilling shows like *Sense8, Orphan Black,* and *The 100* inspire binging, and comedy-dramas like *Orange is the New Black* also have a way of getting people to click "next." Netflix also officially defined what it means to "binge." If a viewer watches more than two-hours per day, that's a binge. Netflix also said that the global median time to finish one of these series in such a binge is just five days, which is either troubling or relieving, depending on who you are. ![Netflix Binge Scale](https://img.money.com/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-08-at-6-47-39-am.png) In contrast, viewers pace themselves with more complex narratives like *House of Cards*—apparently I'm different than most people—and "irreverent comedies" like *Bojack Horseman*. It sort of makes sense: *House of Cards* isn't that action-packed or funny, but still draws you in. Unlike more "dramatic" comedies, shows like *Bojack Horseman* hook viewers through comedy, not leaving viewers wanting to know what's going to happen next—a classic characteristic of a binge-able show. Here's Netflix's whole scale, with those that are most "savored" listed first and those most "devoured" at the end: - Irreverent Comedies (*Most "Savored"*) - Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, Club de Cuervos, F is for Family, Love, Summer Heights High, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Wet Hot American Summer - Political Dramas - Homeland, House of Cards, Occupied, The Good Wife, The West Wing - Historical Dramas - Mad Men, Narcos, Peaky Blinders, The Americans - Superhero Drama - Gotham, Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, The Flash - Crime Dramas - Better Call Saul, Bloodline, Fargo, The Blacklist, The Bridge, Twin Peaks - Dramatic Comedies - Flaked, Grace & Frankie, Nurse Jackie, Orange is the New Black, Parenthood, Rescue Me, Weeds - Action & Adventure - 24, Arrow, La Reina del Sur, Marco Polo, Outlander, Prison Break, The Last Kingdom, Turn, Vikings - Sci-Fi - Ascension, Between, Heroes, Orphan Black, Sense8, The 100, The 4400, Under the Dome - Horror - American Horror Story, Hemlock Grove, Penny Dreadful, Scream, The Walking Dead, Z Nation - Thriller (*Most "Devoured"*) - Bates Motel, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, The Fall, The Following, The Killing ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "TV", "item": "https://money.com/tv/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Netflix Reveals the Shows People Are Most Likely to Binge Watch -- and the Ones They Savor" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/", "name": "Netflix Reveals the Shows People Are Most Likely to Binge Watch -- and the Ones They Savor", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Netflix Reveals the Shows People Are Most Likely to Binge Watch -- and the Ones They Savor", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/06/gettyimages-469263759.jpg", "width": 3033, "height": 2221, "caption": "Special Screening Of Netflix's \"House Of Cards\" Season 2 - Red Carpet" }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-08-at-6-47-39-am.png", "width": 800, "height": 626 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Wolff-Mann", "url": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/ewolffmann" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z", "description": "Netflix examined viewing habits of its users and released an interesting scale that shows which shows people binge on and savor.", "abstract": "Netflix examined viewing habits of its users and released an interesting scale that shows which shows people binge on and savor.", "@id": "https://money.com/netflix-shows-binge-watch/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2016-06-08T16:24:20.000Z", "wordCount": 409, "keywords": [ "Netflix", "pubdesk" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Television", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television" ] } ] } ] } ```