--- title: Netflix Study Reveals What People Do After Binging a Show description: A new study of 86 million Netflix members shows what viewers do as soon as they finish binge-watching a show, and what they watch next. canonical: https://time.com/4592665/netflix-binge-pairings-study/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-07T14:00:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:32.365Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Netflix Study Reveals What People Do After Binging a Show og:description: See what they're likely to watch next og:url: https://time.com/4592665/netflix-binge-pairings-study/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Netflix Study Reveals What People Do After Binging a Show twitter:description: See what they're likely to watch next twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Netflix Study Reveals What People Do After Binging a Show > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Dec 7, 2016 2:00 PM UTC  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Dec 7, 2016 2:00 PM UTC Ever since Netflix made binge-watching a common pastime for nearly [three-quarters](http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/binge-watching-us-study-deloitte-1201737245/) of Americans, the phenomenon has offered ample material for studies that purport to tell us something about ourselves. We are more likely to take in a whole season of _Scandal_ or [_Breaking Bad_](http://time.com/2924105/breaking-bad-is-the-most-binge-watched-tv-show-ever-study-finds/) in one sitting if we are [lonely and depressed](http://time.com/3689264/lonely-depressed-binge-watching/). We get [hooked](http://time.com/4046302/netflix-episodes-binge-watching/) on _The Killing_ just two episodes in, but it takes eight to commit to _How I Met Your Mother_. We’re also at risk for [impaired cognitive development](http://time.com/4130883/tv-sitting-cognitive-decline/) and [deep vein thrombosis](http://time.com/3728940/tv-binge-affects-body/), but we can worry about those as soon as we get through the last episode of [_Search Party_](http://time.com/4567119/alia-shawkat-search-party-interview/). On Wednesday morning, Netflix released the results of a new study that takes into account the viewing habits of more than 86 million members across 190 countries. For this study, the streaming service looked at what viewers do when they finish binge-watching a show—specifically, how long it takes before they dive into the next one and what they choose to watch in the meantime. The study found that 59 percent of viewers take a pause of around three days before moving from one obsession to the next, and 61 percent of those interim bingers (36 percent of all Netflix members studied) watch a movie before they plunge into the next rabbithole, Snuggie and all. The study also examined the kinds of movies members chose to watch after completing 100 different TV series, identifying several common pairings. After finishing all four seasons of _House of Cards_, viewers often watched _Beasts of No Nation_. Bingers of _Gilmore Girls_ went on to watch _Sixteen Candles_ and _The Princess Bride_. _Bloodline_ was frequently followed up with a serving of _Spotlight_ for dessert. Many viewers segued from TV series to documentaries before committing to a new show. _Narcos_ watchers followed up on their interest in drug trafficking with documentaries like _Cartel Land_ and _Narco Cultura_. Fans of _Marvel’s Luke Cage_ took in _13th_, Ava DuVernay’s documentary about race and the American criminal justice system. _BoJack Horseman_ devotees tended to prefer stand-up comedy specials, but a good number of them hunkered down with a motivational speaking superstar in _Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru_. These TV-movie pairings, several of which are illustrated in the graphic below, may not reveal critical insights about human nature or erase those binge-watching health concerns. But they remind us that even in this Golden Age of Television, there’s still a place for the humble, streaming feature film—if only as a palate cleanser for the next show.  Netflix's binge pairings infographic shows the most popular pairings between shows binge-watched on the streaming service and the movies watched subsequently. 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