American subscribers to Netflix watched 5.1 billion hours of programming in the second quarter of 2014, according to The Diffusion Group. That’s around 581,806 years’ worth of television and movies watched collectively by Americans in three months.

The amount of Netflix we’re all watching is growing exponentially: Less than three years ago, that quarterly figure was 1.8 billion. That means Netflix use almost has tripled. (Reviewed.com)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Check out his entertainment blog at Patheos.com/blogs/WatchingGod or follow him on Twitter.