Weekly vs. binge: If you do both, how do you decide?

New Oct 11, 5:34 PM#1mwalimuOfflineMar 20172849A frequent topic here is whether you watch current seasonals weekly, or binge once the season ends. For many viewers, the answer is some of both. This question is directed at those viewers.If you watch both ways (even if it's mostly one or the other), how do you decide which shows to watch weekly and which to binge later? What are your criteria?To answer my own question, genre is a factor. Slice of life, comedy, romance are shows I might be more likely to watch weekly. If it has sports, action, fighting, suspense, or mystery elements, I'm more likely to wait and binge it. Episodic shows are easier to watch weekly, where those with longer story arcs are better to binge, especially if there's a lot to keep track of between episodes. Anything likely to have cliffhangers goes in the binge column. Finally, and perhaps overriding all of the above, if I've read the source material or it's a reboot of a show I've watched, I'm much more likely to w...