Just two for "Breaking Bad," and closer to eight for "How I met Your Mother." No, those numbers are not ratings for your favorite shows. They're the amount of episodes it takes before you're hooked on a series. 

Apparently there is a science to binge watching, and Netflix has completed some research into our viewing habits.

"It's an interesting look to see how consumers are really enjoying media now that we're in this on-demand world," said 

, a spokesperson for Netflix. "This is the first time that we've had DVR and streaming, and the fact that we have the privilege to be able to see how people are watching is something that's very unique."

So how does it take only two episodes to get hooked on "Breaking Bad," but about eight for "How I met Your Mother"? Dywer said the amount of episodes in a season can be a factor. For example, "Breaking Bad" had about seven episodes in its first season, while "How I met Your Mother" had 22. In addition, the shows themselves are very different.

"For 'Breaking Bad,' I think the moment for me was when the tub fell through the ceiling in Jesse's house," said Dwyer. "It was a very dramatic moment, and was an episode all about kind of testing Walt's morality, and the flip of a coin being who has to dissolve  a body and who has to take care of the drug dealer in the basement, I think is a very poignant thing for TV."

Netflix's research also found if you've stopped watching a show for the meantime, that doesn't mean you won't pick it back up again.

"Not everything is a binge," said Dwyer. "We do see that people come back. There are shows that are like, 'break in case of emergency,' shows that you favor for a sick day or a snow day."

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