After two critically acclaimed seasons, the comedy-drama The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix, which was based on the best-selling books by Ann M. Martin, will be cancelled. The dramedy’s cancellation, in spite of numerous industry awards and an unblemished Rotten Tomato rating, reveals a pattern for Netflix, which routinely ends popular shows after two seasons.
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According to Rachel Shukert, founder of The Baby-Sitters Club, the streaming service places a focus on television shows whose fans binge-watch and finish new seasons as soon as they are released. This makes it difficult for less well-known shows like this one to become global hits like Narcos and Money Heist.
Shukert attributed the discontinuation of the show to Netflix’s distorted internal analytics, citing how the simultaneous release of Squid Game altered audience trends and illustrated the significance of numbers:
Does it matter that this show is well-liked by its audience but isn’t a major hit? I’m not certain. I think it was unfortunate that we came out at the same time as Squid Game, which showed them the power of numbers.
The results from last year, which were very respectable and prosperous, were suddenly viewed in a different way. You’ll have to put it together yourself because I don’t have access to a lot of this information and Netflix producers generally don’t either.
Many gems are generally missed in this numbers game because Netflix is recognized for renewing those very popular series with a global audience.
What Is The Baby-Sitters Club’s Goal?
Based on the well-known book series of the same name by Ann M. Martin, The Baby-Sitters Club follows the exploits of a group of young “tween” girls, Kristy Thomas, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, Dawn Schafer, Mary Anne Spier, and Karen Brewer, as they launch their own babysitting business in Stoneybrook, Connecticut.
The show explores a variety of subjects that are pertinent to and understandable to a young female audience while portraying a delicate time in a young girl’s life.
The reason why so many female viewers find [the show] appealing is that it speaks to them on their terms. Adults shouldn’t be telling children who they are. Although kids do have crushes on men, which is a common aspect of growing up, it’s not really about the men.
Something about stories for this age range always gives the impression of mature reflection rather than what it was like at the time. Without focusing solely on how other people perceive them in The Baby-Sitters Club, we could make the female characters as witty, interesting, and mature as girls. Everything depends on how they see themselves.
The first two seasons of The Baby-Sitters Club, which starred Sophie Grace, Malia Baker, Momona Tamada, Shay Rudolph, Kyndra Sanchez, Vivian Watson, and Anais Lee, are available on Netflix.
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