The surprising list of top Netflix shows in the US by state

If you’re curious whether your taste in high-priced television shows streaming on Netflix is the same as that of your neighbors, HighSpeedInternet.com has a macro-view for you: its annual look at the “Most Popular Netflix Show in each State” for 2018.

Along with the map above that breaks it down by state (and District of Columbia, which, weirdly, has a 16-way tie for top Netflix streaming TV show), the service also quantified the very favorite shows nationwide. Topping the list is the controversial 13 Reasons Why; it’s also tops in seven states. In second place is the UK-produced The End of the F***ing World, which leads in 6 states.

Third place brings us back to more standard fare—a super-hero, Marvel’s Daredevil. That’s a show Netflix recently cancelled, because Disney (owner of Marvel) is starting a competitive service. This report shows Daredevil is tops in five states and only growing more popular, though. (We can’t fathom why Iron Fist is tops in Alaska and Hawaii.)

Compared with last year’s list, 47 of the states have a brand-new favorite. No shock, since the new shows come fast and furious on Netflix. The four that stayed the same: Lousiana and West Virginia still like Orange is the New Black best; Utahns go for Stranger Things (season 3 starts July 4); and Missouri is, naturally, all about Ozark.

Not all the shows in the list are Netflix originals. New Mexico, for examples, goes primarly for local-set shows with a tie for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, both of which began on AMC before they started streaming on Netflix. Other network/cable shows that show up on this list are Jane the Virgin and Riverdale.

A lot of this flies in the face of the 2018 info released by Netflix itself—which is suprising in itself, as it’s super-stingy with viewer details. In Netflix’s list of most popular programs—based on the highest average watch time per session—the number-one show of the year is On My Block. 13 Reasons Why (season 2) is at number 3. Shows like The End of the F***ing World and Daredevil didn’t make the cut via that metric.

Read more details over at HighSpeedInternet.com.

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