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# Netflix invented binge-watching. Now it may have outgrown it.

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/netflix-invented-binge-watching-now-it-may-have-outgrown-it/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

A new report suggests Netflix viewers aren’t sticking around for Season 2. The bigger issue may be that binge-watching itself is no longer the advantage it once was.

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