Has a streaming service original program ever reached 100 episodes?
American TV series often want to reach 100 episodes so they can be sold into syndication. Streaming services, however, seem less motivated to reach this goal; Netflix series typically have 8-10 episodes per season and they are notorious for cancelling shows after 3 seasons. Inspired by Lucifer ending its run at 93 episodes (83 + 10 in season 6), just short of the goal, I was curious to know if a streaming service had ever renewed a series enough to put it into syndication. It's OK if the series started on another network as long as it had less than 100 episodes before the service renewed it.
The full 100 isn't always necessary; Netflix has sold Bojack Horseman reruns to Comedy Central despite it finishing at 77 episodes.
Best Answer
Yes
On Netflix, the series Chelsea reached 120 episodes, while Trailer Park Boys (a continuation) had 55 episodes before Netflix picked it up and was renewed until it had 105.
On Amazon, the series Selfie with Bajrangi was commissioned for 104 episodes over 2 seasons and went into syndication on the Disney channel. In 2020 Disney+Hotstar renewed it for 234 more episodes. However, its episodes are only 11 minutes long.
The nearest qualifying series on Disney+ is One Day at Disney, at 51 episodes.
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What Netflix original has the most episodes?
(Surprisingly, no Netflix show has run for more than 100 episodes.) The current record-holder for Netflix's longest running series is Grace and Frankie, the sitcom starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin whose lives are thrown upside when their respective husbands announce they are leaving them to marry each other.What is the longest running Netflix original show?
Grace and Frankie is the longest running series on Netflix \u2013 and a show for women who don't see themselves on television.Why does syndication require 100 episodes?
One hundred episodes are advantageous for stripped syndication because it allows for 20 weeks of weekday reruns (depending on the number of episodes produced once the program debuts in syndication) without repeating an episode, and such shows can be sold for higher per-episode pricing.What is the most streamed original show?
The top original series is Lucifer, which clocked 18.34 billion minutes of viewing time for the year \u2014 which included the release of its sixth and final season in September. Squid Game, which became a word-of-mouth phenomenon after its Sept. 17 debut on Netflix, is second among originals with 16.43 billion minutes.ADLEY \u0026 NiKO CAR WASH 🧼 Adley's the Boss! washing neighbor cars to stay cool, kids Summer Vacation
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