Completion rate over 50% used as a green light signal for Netflix series.

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Originally Posted by An4h0ny

THE SECRET NETFLIX METRIC THAT GOT 1899 CANCELED — AND COULD RUIN TV FOREVER

...the easiest way to predict whether a Netflix show will be renewed or canceled is to look at its completion rate (aka, what percentage of people who watched a show actually finished it). If the completion rate is over 50 percent, the show gets renewed. If it’s under 50 percent... well, you can guess what happens then.

1899’s completion rate was reportedly just 32 percent.

Netflix doesn’t share this info with the public, but according to data analytics company Digital i (via What’s On Netflix), 1899’s completion rate was just 32 percent. If you’re interested in digging into the data, Forbes also has a breakdown of some other recent shows and their completion rates:

Heartstopper had a 73% completion rate and was renewed.
The Lincoln Lawyer had a 56% completion rate and was renewed.
Resident Evil spent a good amount of time at #1, but only had a 45% completion rate and was cancelled.
First Kill had a 44% completion rate and was cancelled.
Squid Game had a sky-high completion rate of 87% and was obviously renewed.
Arcane had a 60% completion rate and was renewed.
The Irregulars had a 41% completion rate and was cancelled.
Love Death and Robots had a 67% completion rate and was renewed.

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Finish the shows you love, I guess.

It's all about the Benjamins, baby.

As someone who is bummed that 1899 got cancelled, there are so many different variables that might skew Netflix’s completion rate.

For example, in 1899’s case, it was just released in early November… just a week or two prior to Wednesday… which obviously was a hit and got renewed, add in the holidays… and the end of the NFL / College football season, I’d argue that there are only so many hours in a day.