Since the onset of the streaming wars, we've all found ourselves picking sides in the fiercest debate currently raging: binging versus weekly releases. Most viewers of a certain age grew up with the usual week-to-week format, which affected everything from our patience levels to the episodic nature of television writing to our very perception of how entire seasons ought to unfold. Once Netflix arrived on the scene, however, the company's so-called binge model changed the game forever. As it turns out, audiences love them some shows that they can watch in one or two sittings , blasting through entire seasons before moving on to the next thing. Game, set, and match ... right?
Maybe the battle hasn't been decided just yet. The Hollywood Reporter shared details of a study by Carnegie Mel