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   Your Name to Ian J. Ball   
   Re: [NEWS] The reason "FUBAR" and "The R   
   08 Jan 26 20:11:20   
   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-01-08 06:39:23 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:   
   >> On 1/7/26 10:13 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Apart from simply being rubbish shows ...   :-p   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>    Netflix Data Confirms Why Fubar & The Recruit Were Canceled   
   >>    -----------------------------------------------------------   
   >>    Netflix data sheds light on the reasons behind the cancellations   
   >>    of FUBAR and The Recruit. As audience trends shifted in 2025,   
   >>    both series saw significant viewership declines that ultimately   
   >>    sealed their fate.   
   >> [snip]   
   >>    These losses followed a broader 2025 trend. Almost every returning   
   >>    English-language Netflix series lost viewers.   
   >   
   > Geez - maybe it's because Netflix's shows are all crappy, and get even   
   > worse after season #1?!!   
      
   Probably, but it is a little misleading. Almost *every* show ever made   
   loses viewers after the first season (if not the first few episodes)   
   because 'everyone' tunes in to see what the new over-hyped toy on the   
   block is like, and then those who don't like it drop away again.   
      
      
      
   >>    Netflix & Chiffres measured each show by comparing the first 28 days   
   >>    of a season to the same period for the previous one. Stranger Things   
   >>    was the only show to gain viewers in 2025. It rose 2.25 percent over   
   >>    Season 4. In 2024, Bridgerton had been the only series to grow its   
   >>    audience.   
   >>   
   >>    Netflix data shows that sharp declines hit even top-tier shows.   
   >>    Wednesday Season 2 dropped 42.6 percent but still reached over   
   >>    100 million completed viewing equivalents. Nobody Wants This   
   >>    dropped 40.1 percent but earned a renewal due to a strong Emmy   
   >>    performance. Tires and XO, Kitty kept their drops under 20 percent.   
   >>    These shows survived. Most shows that lost over 40 percent and   
   >>    lacked major awards or viewership did not.   
   >>   
   >>    Netflix & Chiffres data shows that without awards or high   
   >>    viewership, major audience drops led to cancellations in 2025.   
   >>   
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   >> > fubar-the-recruit>   
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