Binge-Watching On Netflix Is Real, And Everyone Loves To Do It

Ever since the dawn of Netflix and all instant video-streaming services, we've had the opportunity to watch episodes of the shows we love one after another after another, sometimes in 12-hour benders.

It's called "binge watching" and it's a real thing: a Harris Interactive survey released today found that the majority of streaming television viewers in the United States binge watch, and feel it makes the shows more enjoyable.

CNN Money reports $4, which was conducted online among 3,078 adults in the U.S. in late November.

Most people who took the survey said they define binge-watching as viewing "a handful of episodes (between 2-6 episodes) of the same TV show in one sitting."

Netflix figured out early that releasing a series in its entirety meant users could be in control of the pace in which they watch the show; a positive for the business. But they've been toying with the idea of timed releases as well. CNN Money reports $4 on Dec. 24, and then "release other batches of episodes - it calls them 'pods' - around future holidays."