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In the previous couple of days of March, Netflix within the United States added over 500 tv episodes, which made me surprise: How many TV episodes have been added in 2024? The reply is sort of surprising: over 3,000!
As you realize, we observe the Netflix library within the US fairly diligently with our database feeding our what’s new on Netflix part. Since the top of final yr, we’ve been monitoring the variety of episodes getting added to the service.
In 2024 to this point, between January 1st and April fifth, Netflix US added over 171 new TV collection (both scripted or unscripted), equating to three,152 episodes. This includes English-language and non-English language episodes with each Netflix Originals and licensed titles.
Splitting that by language:
- 66.5% of all TV episodes added had been in English
- 33.8% had been non-English language.
Splitting by whether or not the episodes had been Netflix Originals or not:
- 75.3% of recent TV episodes had been licensed titles
- 24.7% had been Netflix Originals.
What had been the collection with essentially the most episodes added to Netflix to this point in 2024? Here’s the highest 20:
- Martin – 132 episodes
- Monk – 125 episodes
- My Wife and Kids – 123 episodes
- The Resident – 107 episodes
- This Is Us – 106 episodes
- Royal Pains – 104 episodes
- The Jamie Foxx Show – 100 episodes
- Sex and the City – 94 episodes
- The Conners – 93 episodes
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine – 90 episodes
- Vikings – 89 episodes
- My Hero Academia – 88 episodes
- White Collar – 81 episodes
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files – 66 episodes
- ONE PIECE (Season 20) – 57 episodes
- Black Clover – 51 episodes
- DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai – 50 episodes
- GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka – 43 episodes
- The Wonder Years – 32 episodes
- Judge Dee’s Mystery – 32 episodes
You’ll discover just a few issues concerning the prime 20. They’re both previous licensed reveals, a lot of which got here from the Disney deal introduced in December, or anime titles.
Picture: HBO
There’s not a single Netflix Original within the prime 20. In truth, the primary Netflix Original to characteristic past the licensed titles is Luz: The Light of the Heart, which launched its first season with an uncommon 20 episodes. You might argue Girls5eva seasons 1-3 rely (22 episodes), however we’re solely counting season 3 there.
How many films and documentary options has Netflix added to this point in 2024? We at the moment have that quantity at effectively above 450 titles, with over 60 being Netflix Originals.
We must also point out video games. So far, in 2024, Netflix has launched six cellular video games and one new cloud sport, with one other three cellular titles at the moment being soft-launched as we converse.
Now, all of this needs to be caveated with the truth that Netflix removes titles along with gaining them. For instance, all six seasons of Community, consisting of 110 episodes, only recently left Netflix.
Could Netflix hit over 12,000 episodes in 2024?
Applying simple arithmetic to three,000-odd titles for the remainder of the yr, we might simply hit over 12,000 episodes by the shut of 2024. Sadly, we don’t have a long-term view of Netflix’s licensing plans (we frequently solely get affirmation of titles a month earlier than they’re due out). Still, if Netflix is simply as aggressive in shopping for as its rivals and companions are promoting, they might simply hit that quantity.
Why there’s extra licensed reveals and films coming to Netflix
In latest years, Netflix’s licensed library had been reducing considerably. As we’ve been intently monitoring, the ratio of Netflix Originals to licensed titles hit 55% again in July 2023, and as of the time of publishing right now, that quantity is at 57%.
That mentioned, a number of issues have now shifted. In the hunt for earnings, a few of Netflix’s rivals who had fully turned off the faucets to Netflix are actually promoting a few of their reveals once more. In 2023, Netflix streamed HBO reveals for the primary time in its historical past.
Why does Netflix need these licensed reveals? More episodes = extra time spent on the applying, and in case you’re a Netflix member on the promoting tier, meaning extra advert impressions. More advert impressions = extra money.
We must also observe that this licensing development applies to Netflix in all areas, and most worldwide areas have additionally obtained their justifiable share of licensed titles over the previous few months.
How most of the new 171 reveals which have come to Netflix in 2024 have you ever checked out? Let us know within the feedback.