The "Fuller House" boss says he thinks "vicious" reviews of the show are "good luck"

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Netflix"s "Fuller House" was far from a critical favorite when the spin-off premiered last year, but it"s nothing the show"s creator hasn"t dealt with before.

"I kind of look at bad reviews as good luck for us," executive producer Jeff Franklin recently told Business Insider. "When Full House came on the air, the reviews were pretty vicious, as well. I think we got an "F" from People magazine and 30 years later were on the cover. The reviews for Fuller House I would say were even more vicious than the ones we got for Full House, but our fans dont really care. This is not a show that depends on good reviews for people to watch it."

Franklin has a very good point. Though Netflix doesn"t report its viewing statistics, that hasn"t stopped independent research companies from trying to break the code for the streaming company"s ratings. SymphonyAM, for example, reported that "Fuller House" is the highest-rated show on Netflix.

"What was great is that I know people didnt watch just one episode just to see what it was and then tune out," Franklin said. "We know that most of the fans that came to the show watched all 13 episodes. And they not only watched them once, they watched them several times. So I think the show has been extremely well-received. If these independent research numbers are to be believed, and theres no reason for me not to believe them, its not only the No. 1 show on Netflix, but its the most-watched show on television."

For the record, Netflix has called SymphonyAM"s findings inaccurate. Franklin said Netflix hasn"t given him any viewership numbers at all, but that"s not due to a lack of trying on his part.

"Ive asked the executives on our show, Look, if these numbers are right, just blink once and well never have this conversation again. I try to get it out of them but they are not budging," Franklin told us. "Theyve never acknowledged any of this success. They just say, "Hey, you guys got picked up again. Youre gonna do more shows and youre doing great." Thats about all I get from Netflix."

Despite the drawback of not knowing the viewership data around his show, Franklin is willing to respect Netflix"s business model. He believes that being on Netflix has made the show "cooler than it really is."

"They dont want their creative partners knowing exactly whats going on, but theyve been wonderful to us," he said. "Im thrilled to be at Netflix. If we were on Nick at Nite or ABC, I dont think wed have the same kind of cach and the pop-culture appeal that we have because were on Netflix."

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/fuller-house-creator-weighs-in-on-shows-bad-reviews-2016-12