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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9861939" data-attributes="member: 18">I agree completely. The week-by-week model generally only benefits very episodic shows or shows that are extremely popular, at least in the current streaming environment. There's no putting the genie back in the bottle. I was 10% is generous but that's maybe about right (somewhere between that and 5% anyway) if we're talking about shows which aren't necessarily getting discussed literally by the watercooler/coffee machine, but on your WhatsApp groups and so on, which can allow for slightly more niche shows to make the cut.The balkanization of TV has hurt the entire concept of "watercooler" shows more than binge-ing existing though, because the odds of any given person even being able to watch any TV show at a specific time are way lower than they used to be. Like, I can recommend a friend a show on Apple TV, but if he only subscribes to Apple TV a couple of months a year, if that, it'll be a while before he actually sees it. Even Netflix isn't as universally subbed as it once was. In the UK the BBC has a better chance because you're legally required to pay for an annual licence (which is about the same cost as a streaming service for 12 months, I note) if you watch any live TV at all (which most people do), so BBC shows do still get that a bit.</blockquote>