How 'Cobra Kai' went from obscurity to No. 1 on Netflix

[matt819]

2. Well. . .

If Netflix puts a movie or TV show on its home screen, and keeps it there, it is likely to get views. And lots of them.

As for the #1 this week, #2 this week - are they still doing that? I didn't notice it last night - a show can reach those spots if they are promoted. And, think about it, we have no way of confirming that a particular show is #1, #2, etc. And we also don't know - well, at least I don't know - the extent to which producers/distributors are paying Netflix to promote their productions. And, then, there's also the incentive for Netflix (and Prime, etc.) to promote their own productions over others. For me? I will try a show if it looks like it'll be interesting to me. Don't care about how it's ranked or promoted or even how successful it is.

Then there's the issue of how production companies get paid by Netflix, or, for that matter, how Netflix earns money on its productions on other platforms.