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FROM John Jurgensen
Watching a Whole TV Season in One Week More and more TV viewers are switching from network programs to streaming services and DVD's. The practice of watching a show's season all at one time has made "binge-watch" a runner-up to "selfie" for the Oxford English Dictionary's 2013 word of the year. How much binge-watching do we do? John Jurgensen covers music, television and digital entertainment for the Wall Street Journal .
Watching a Whole TV Season in One Week More and more TV viewers are switching from network programs to streaming services and DVD's. The practice of watching a show's season all at one time has made "binge-watch" a runner-up to "selfie" for the Oxford English Dictionary's 2013 word of the year. How much binge-watching do we do? John Jurgensen covers music, television and digital entertainment for the Wall Street Journal .
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