NETFLIX fans can use a little-known setting to find out the FIRST show they ever watched.
The well-hidden Netflix history is tucked away deep in your profile – and has a handy bonus benefit too.
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Netflix has been serving up telly streaming for well over a decade.
And if you were an early subscriber, you might have watched thousands of movies and TV episodes in that time.
The good news is that Netflix keeps track of everything you’ve been streaming, and stores it all in a viewing log.
You can check this secret trove of history at any time just by going into your Netflix settings.
FIND YOUR NETFLIX VIEWING HISTORY
Open up a web browser on your phone or computer, and then log into the Netflix website.
Tap on your profile in the top-right corner, and then choose Account.
Now scroll down and select Manage Profiles.
Click on your own profile – the one you personally use for watching telly.
Then scroll down again and tap on the Viewing Activity button.
This will pull up what might be an enormous list of content that you’ve watched.
It’s ordered by most to least recent, so you’ll need to scroll right down to the bottom to find the TV show or movie that you watched first.
Of course, early Netflix subscribers and TV super-fans might find themselves scrolling for quite a while.
SECRET BONUS BENEFIT
If you look at the list, you’ll notice little ‘Cancel’ symbols on the far right.
These buttons can be used to hide items from your Viewing History page.
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And that means that Netflix won’t use them to inform the shows and movies it recommends to you.
So by removing items you didn’t personally watch (or don’t particularly love), you can improve your recommendations.
And that should mean you find TV shows to watch much more quickly, as Netflix has a better idea of what you actually like.
If you click the button, you’ll get an alert from Netflix.
NETFLIX PRICES AND PERKS – HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING?
Here’s what you need to know…
Netflix Standard with Ads
Price: £4.99 UK / $7.99 US (previously $6.99)
- Ad-supported, all but a few movies and TV shows available, unlimited mobile games
- Watch on 2 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 1080p (Full HD)
- Download on 2 supported devices at a time
Netflix Standard
Price: £10.99 UK / $17.99 US (previously $15.49)
- Unlimited ad-free movies, TV shows, and mobile games
- Watch on 2 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 1080p (Full HD)
- Download on 2 supported devices at a time
- Option to add 1 extra member who doesn’t live with you
Netflix Premium
Price: £17.99 UK / $24.99 US (previously $22.99)
- Unlimited ad-free movies, TV shows, and mobile games
- Watch on 4 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 4K (Ultra HD) + HDR
- Download on 6 supported devices at a time
- Option to add up to 2 extra members who don’t live with you
- Netflix spatial audio
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“Within 24 hours, CONTENT TITLE will no longer appear in the Netflix service as a title you have watched,” Netflix explains.
“And will no longer be used to make recommendations to you, unless you watch it again.”
It usually takes about 24 hours for a hidden TV show or movie to fully disappear from your Netflix profile.
You can also view the Rating tab on the top of this page.
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This lets you see how you’ve rated content in the past.
You can edit those ratings if you no longer agree with them, you made them by mistake, or someone else on your account gave them a rating you disagree with.
That should also help you get much better recommendations out of Netflix, which is always handy – especially after recent price hikes.
It comes just days after it was revealed that Netflix is trialling using AI to match TV shows to your mood.
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The Sun also revealed some bonus Netflix perks you might be missing out on.
