[dxuh]

Assuming 40 minutes per entry is way off base imho. Most of the stuff I watched is sitcoms with 20 minutes per episode each. If you are just going to count the lines of the file I "Upload" to your website, maybe don't even do it at all. Also why does the button say "Upload" and right below it says "Your data is processed locally and not sent to any servers.". Upload implies precisely that data is being transferred.

It's great that this page informed me about the existence of that CSV file though. Thanks for that.

[thundergolfer]

And for me, roughly 80% of my entries are feature length films, so 40 minutes is way, way too low. As long as Netflix avoids exposing actual watch time data per entry, this calculator is going to be very inaccurate.

[devanl]

I've looked into this in the past. I would suggest using the full GDPR-style takeout-all-my-data request from:

https://www.netflix.com/account/getmyinfo

As one would expect, Netflix's tracking provides quite a bit more detail. Whereas "NetflixViewingHistory.csv" only provides the title and a date, the "ViewingActivity.csv" from the takeout includes:

  - Start timestamp with resolution down to the minute
  - Watching duration with resolution down to the second
  - The reason you watched it (e.g auto play or not)
  - If the thing was one of those autoplaying trailers, as opposed to a real video
  - What Netflix client type you used (e.g browser vs smart TV vs phone)
  - At what timestamp you stopped watching

I've used it to summarize the series I was watching from week-to-week and how much time I sank into each show.

[attero]

Thank you for this tip! This is gold!