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wicodly t1_j5z5v5o wrote

They put all their eggs into The Office. While a good show, I truly believe its popularity was fueled by Netflix's popularity. Bingeing, background noise, ice breakers. Netflix and the office. That was the pair.

WWE isn't a pull either. Live sports is already an annoying monopoly. This was just an overconfidence move from NBC

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InspectorSpaceman t1_j600yxw wrote

I’d say WWE is a pull but only in the US where that content was shifted from their own product to Peacock. I’m not sure if it has any more casual draw than it would’ve been already as a stand-alone product.

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Bronco4bay t1_j5zx8po wrote

If they wanted to put all their eggs into The Office (add in Parks and Rec too) then they should've built a better platform for it to stream on.

Peacock is garbage all around. Poor performance, poor UI, bad features.

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ahookerinminneapolis t1_j60x1qo wrote

I mainly use it to watch English soccer games. It seems Peacock tends to air even more EPL games than British TV itself.

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pj4242 t1_j6e3ygt wrote

all the evidence you need for this is looking at the increased popularity of new girl and community years after their endings.

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