Since Netflix cancelled its mystery thriller 1899, many fans expressed that they want to know why Netflix revoked the critically-acclaimed show after just one season.
Last November, Netflix released the first season of the mind-breaking sci-fi mystery whose ending left the fans with a cliffhanger.
1899 remained at the second position of Netflix’s most-viewed English series for three weeks straight after its release. Unfortunately, 1899 was prematurely canceled without an official statement from Netflix.
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As per many social media users, if Netflix’s success metrics seemed puzzling before, the surprise cancelation of 1899 throws even more shade at the streamer decision-making process.
How Does Netflix measure its original productions’ success?
The most obvious metric of success used by Netflix is the number of hours viewed. So, if a movie or series has enthralled subscribers longer than other productions, they are considered successful. However, things are not so simple, as Netflix limits its analysis for a short period of time and seems to take into account completion rates when deciding if a show should be renewed.
Every time Netflix reveals a new production broke viewing records and entered the streamer’s permanent top-10 chart, as recently happened with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story and Troll, it’s actually measuring viewership for a period of 28 days.
