Netflix is now the most popular way to watch TV
We will never be ashamed of our love of Netflix, and a new study shows that the streaming service is even more popular than we thought.
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A report by Variety states that Netflix is the most popular platform for watching entertainment on TV. The streaming service not only beat out its direct competitors such as Hulu and YouTube, but cable and broadcast TV as well.
The study, conducted by a Wall Street firm Cowen & Co. in May, found that 27 percent of 2,500 U.S. adults said they used Netflix most often to watch video content on a TV. Behind Netflix was basic cable with 20 percent, broadcast with 18 percent and YouTube at 11 percent.
Netflix is even more popular with millennials. About 40 percent of adults ages 18-34 use Netflix most often. Following that was YouTube with 17 percent, basic cable with 12.6 percent, Hulu with 7.6 percent and broadcast with 7.5 percent.
A huge amount of Netflix’s content this year has been original content. In the first two quarters of 2018, the platform has released 935 hours of original programming. That includes some of our favs such as 13 Reasons Why, Jessica Jones and Queer Eye.
The survey was conducted with a small pool of consumers who are based in the U.S., and the platform is popular with many other countries.
After finding this out, all we want to do is binge watch some Netflix all day long. Check below for everything coming and leaving Netflix in July.
Coming to Netflix
Available July 1
Blue Bloods Season 8
Bo Burnham: what.
Chocolat
Deceived
Finding Neverland
Get Smart
Happy Gilmore
Hawaii Five-O Season 8
Interview With The Vampire
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park III
Madam Secretary Season 4
Menace II Society
NCIS Season 15
Pandorum
Penelope
Queens of Comedy Season 2
Rica, Famosa, Latina Seasons 1-4
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Spanglish
Stealth
Swordfish
The Boondock Saints
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Princess Diaries
The Voices
Traitor
Troy
Van Helsing
We Own The Night
We The Marines
What We Started
Available July 2
Dance Academy: The Comeback
Good Witch Season 4
Romina
The Sinner Season 1
Available July 3
The Comedy Lineup
Available July 5
Blue Valentine