User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 121 "Image" discussion/@comment-24.0.17.131-20120315210715/@comment-1185312-20120316005051

Directing people to watch it online may fulfill one's short-term gratification, but hurts the show in the long run by dampening one's desire to watch it when it airs in their country, thereby diminishing the ratings and lessening the chance of renewals.

From personal experience, I did not bother watching Targets when it aired because I had already availed myself of it via interwebs.