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Netflix has revealed what genres of entertainment we’re streaming at different times throughout the day by tracking subscriber viewing patterns. New viewership data suggests we are 34% more likely to view comedies in the morning around breakfast time and 27% more likely to watch thrillers after 9 PM than any other time.
The streaming giant also claims that viewers are 5% more likely to watch dramas during lunchtime and 24% more likely to watch documentaries and docuseries like Making a Murderer and The Keepers between midnight and 6 AM. That must be when our at-home detectives are awake. The streaming data presented was collected over six months and accounts to roughly 77 million accounts per month from countries around the world.
In other news…
Amazon has given a straight-to-series order to Hanna, a drama co-written by David Farr and produced by NBCUniversal International Studios. Based on Focus Features’ 2011 assassin film of the same name, the thriller/drama follows a young girl as she circumnavigates an undercover CIA agent while trying to discover her truth. [Deadline]
Digital media firm Blackpills is launching a brand new SVOD platform in the U.S. for short-form video series aimed specifically at millennials. The free, ad-supported service will launch with 12 original shows from Luc Besson, Sharon Horgan and more, with plans to launch additional new shows every week. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Comedy Central has ordered seven additional episodes of The President Show, bringing its first-season total to 15 episodes according to a press release. Created by Anthony Atamanuik, who hosts as Donald J. Trump, the weekly topical late-night series will continue to air at 11:30 PM Thursdays, following The Daily Show and could become a primetime segment if renewed further.
In preparation of the release of Sarah Silverman’s forthcoming original stand-up special A Speck of Dust, Netflix has released a clip of the comedian’s pre-show rituals. The one-hour feature will stream exclusively via the platform on May 30:
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