{"id":211015,"date":"2023-01-28T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=211015"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:06:17","slug":"netflix-has-canceled-plenty-of-successful-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/netflix-has-canceled-plenty-of-successful-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Is Wrong! It HAS Canceled Plenty Of Successful Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your favorite show was hastily canceled by Netflix, then consider it to have been a downright failure! Well, that is what <a href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a> wants us to believe and said in the latest mystifying interview with Bloomberg. Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEOs, made a lot of odd statements but at the top of the list was probably this one from Ted Sarandos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWe have never canceled a successful show. A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget. The key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience on a large budget. If you do that well, you can do that forever.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_2\/p\/bb71af8a-96bf-11e6-8279-00163ec9f5fa\/3827667167\/netflix-netflix%20icon.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Netflix<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/netflix-password-sharing-the-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix subscribers<\/a>, however, there are issues with this statement, and many are outraged by such bollocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big question everyone is speculating about is how on earth <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/netflix-password-sharing-the-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Netflix is even measuring the success\">Netflix is even measuring the success<\/a> of a show. Their formula appears to be focused on seasonal completion and hours watched measured up against budget. But come on! Where is their loyalty to the fanbase they have built up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Netflix Claims It Has Never Canceled A Successful Show - Excuse Me?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Owr0G8WG_4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of establishing review scores and important IP, they are stocking their library with a bunch of dead-end series. If budget is taken into account, then there are plenty of examples making this statement difficult to stomach, such as <strong><em>The Babysitters Club, I Am Not Okay With This, <\/em><\/strong>or<strong><em> Teenage Bounty Hunters<\/em><\/strong> just to mention a few!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another questionable point I wonder about is if a Netflix series <strong><em>\u2018failed\u2019<\/em><\/strong> how much is Netflix at fault here? Many subscribers who had to experience the loss of their favorite series noticed the lack of any notable promotion; therefore, it makes sense why it never got the attention it deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Netflix Is Wrong! It HAS Canceled Plenty Of Successful Shows\" class=\"wp-image-211020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Netflix-Is-Wrong-It-HAS-Canceled-Plenty-Of-Successful-Shows-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah yes, the personification of an in-the-moment intriguing episode where the front-runner gets a series, and it lights up the billboard on our Netflix screen with soaring review scores only to be replaced within minutes by another fly-by-night that will eventually be canceled because Netflix can\u2019t seem to tick all their perfect metric boxes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netflix<\/a>  doesn&#39;t cancel successful shows&#8230; someone please tell me how #966 ranking is more successful than #20 ?!??<br><br>#20 with ZERO promotion&#8230; I wonder how much they spent on a show at #966??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWarriorNun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWarriorNun<\/a> APPLETV REVIVE OUR SHOW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCrHrsBbUh\">https:\/\/t.co\/fCrHrsBbUh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kate (@halfwitt_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halfwitt_\/status\/1618798308356677633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me share some of the ludicrous statements co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters made throughout the interview and decide for yourself if they are on the right track or not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ted Sarandos:<\/strong> \u201cThis meme of, I can&#8217;t find things on Netflix \u2026 I mean, hundreds and hundreds of stars that did not have a career before Netflix did because they were found on Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greg Peters:<\/strong> \u201cWe&#8217;re just getting started to make Squid Game not an unusual thing, but something that happens every week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ted Sarandos:<\/strong> \u201cCan you build a big business without [intellectual property] and without a library? We just did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good to you, Sarandos and Peters, for sharing your confidence in your business, but your message seems to be delivered poorly to the major concerns <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/crackdown-on-100-million-netflix-subscribers-begins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix subscribers<\/a> have and many are just waiting to see what 2023 will bring to the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your favorite show was hastily canceled by Netflix, then consider it to have been a downright failure! Well, that is what Netflix wants us to believe and said in the latest mystifying interview with Bloomberg. Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEOs, made a lot of odd statements but at the top of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/netflix-has-canceled-plenty-of-successful-shows\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Netflix Is Wrong! 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