Netflix reveals shows’ breakthrough episodes

Show such as Breaking Bad and House of Cards have won numerous broadcasting and acting awards — but it seems we weren’t all hooked from the first episode.

Online streaming service Netflix has analysed its global streaming data across the first seasons of some of today’s most popular shows — both Netflix original series and programmes which premiered on other networks — looking for signs that pointed to when viewers became hooked.

It turns out that when commercial breaks and appointment viewing are stripped away and consumers can watch an entire season as they choose, you can see the true nature of TV show fandom emerge.