FX boss John Landgraf ripped Netflix for boasting about its ratings, saying that the viewer data the streamer has recently released for its programming is not “remotely accurate” and “one way or another, the truth will come out — as it always does.”
“Speaking of blurry lines, recently, Netflix has selectively begun to release some viewership numbers for a few of their successful original programs,” the cable network’s CEO told reporters during his executive session at the Television Critics Association’s press tour on Monday. “The source of those numbers: Netflix. And what do you know? The numbers look really big and promote the notion that many shows on their platform are gigantic hits that are watched more than shows on broadcast or basic cable.”