Who knew? We’re world-class bingers
When it comes to hours spent with Netflix, Canada is second to one (that would be Mexico)
I scream, you scream, we all scream for small screens! Need proof? In 2017, Netflix users around the world watched more than 140 million hours of content from the streaming service per day.
The company released a report Monday detailing Canadians’ viewing habits over the past year — what we binged, what we savoured, what we watched as families, and what shows we cheated on our partners with.
Canadian Netflixers are viewers par excellence: We rank second in the world for having the most members binging every day (Mexico is No. 1). The report also found Jan. 1 was the most popular streaming day, and one hardcore viewer watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 361 times.
Some other findings drawn from the period between Nov. 1, 2016, and Nov. 1, 2017:
The shows we devoured
Full-out binging, Canadians watched more than two hours per day of dramas like megachurch saga Greenleaf and Italian crime series Suburra: Blood on Rome.
1. Greenleaf
2. American Vandal
3. Suburra: Blood on Rome
4. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
5. Ingobernable
6. The Keepers
7. The OA
8. The Confession Tapes
9. Cable Girls
10. The Mist
The shows we savoured
Some things are better enjoyed at a slower pace — Netflix defines “savouring” as watching less than two hours per day. Visual feast The Crown placed No. 1, outranking lighter fare like Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later and Big Mouth.
1. The Crown
2. Neo Yokio
3. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
4. Ozark
5. A Series of Unfortunate Events
6. Glow
7. Friends from College
8. El Chapo
9. Atypical
10. Big Mouth
Shows that made us cheat ahead
We shamelessly watched buzzy series like Stranger Things and 13 Reasons Why ahead of our significant others. Narcos and Ozark also proved too good to wait for.
1. Orange is the New Black
2. Stranger Things
3. Narcos
4. Ozark
5. Riverdale
6. 13 Reasons Why
7. Marvel’s The Defenders
8. Grace and Frankie
9. The Crown
10. Black Mirror
Most viewed as a family
Shows with kids and teens at the fore proved popular as family viewing — Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why among them. Nostalgia, like the 1980s-set Stranger Things and rebooted sitcom Fuller House, also brought us together.
1. Stranger Things
2. Riverdale
3. 13 Reasons Why
4. Fuller House
5. A Series of Unfortunate Events
6. Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life
7. Chef ’s Table
8. Atypical
9. Trollhunters
10. Ultimate Beastmaster