The numbers don’t lie: Global Netflix audiences love Aussie TV
The release of global Netflix viewing figures for over 18,000 titles this week shows that Australian television is attracting massive international audiences – with classic and new releases alike finding fans.
For the uninitiated, Netflix released what amounted to a data drop on Wednesday morning: a log of the total viewing hours of some 16,000 titles on their platform for the first six months of 2023.
As Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was at pains to explain to the media, this is not a comparison tool — different shows and movies have different lengths, obviously — but having said that, it remains the only gauge with which to measure the success of programs on Netflix.
