# What counts as binge-watching in the research, and what do the studies actually measure?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T16:51:45.492Z
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A 2020 open systematic review (28 articles, 2013-2020) reports no single definition of binge-watching: studies range from 1-3 to 3+ or more episodes in one sitting, and the review table lists mostly online surveys. The review separates an entertainment perspective from a negative-outcome perspective. It does not test cliffhangers, so it cannot support or refute claims about episode endings.

A 2020 open systematic review (28 articles, 2013-2020) reports no single definition of binge-watching: studies range from 1-3 to 3+ or more episodes in one sitting, and the review table lists mostly online surveys. The review separates an entertainment perspective from a negative-outcome perspective. It does not test cliffhangers, so it cannot support or refute claims about episode endings.

Curator qualifications: Curator located every evidence excerpt in the work copies (automated case-insensitive prefix match; all present). No single binge-watching definition exists (systematic review).

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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- [sourced_fact] A 2020 open systematic review (28 articles, 2013-2020) reports no single definition of binge-watching: studies range from 1-3 to 3+ or more episodes in one sitting, and the review table lists mostly online surveys. The review separates an entertainment perspective from a negative-outcome perspective. It does not test cliffhangers, so it cannot support or refute claims about episode endings. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts · source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7344932/

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