So turns out a whole lot of us are cheating on our partners when it comes to skipping ahead on the Latest Great TV Show we’re bingeing.
*marches you through King’s Landing, chanting ‘shame’*
Think about it, you start Stranger Things with your significant other only to have them out of the house a few nights in a row and you really ruddy want to find out what the heck is going down in Hawkins.
One cheeky episode on your own isn’t that bad, right? You’re only human. It’s yours’ and Eleven’s little secret.
WRONG.
But you’re not alone apparently, with a recent study by TV streaming service netgem.tv revealing we’re all dirty dogs.
Well, 39% of us anyway.
Oh yeah, two-fifths of UK adults are doing the dirty in the loungeroom – of the binge cheating variety – by watching episodes when their viewing partner isn’t around.
And some people take this whole situation really, ridiculously seriously, with 40% of adults admitting they land in full-blown nuclear arguments with their partner over what to watch.
Like, when in doubt, just choose Friends guys. It’s not that hard.
The study of 2,000 found that twice as many Brits are choosing their TVs over the cinema, which might not be all that surprising – but it’s a bit sad, right?
Sure there are some pretty great movies hanging about on the box, but the popcorn, the cinema experience, the surround sound, the half an hour of ads before you see the movie! The time’s they are a changin’.
It’s interesting to see we’re not even recording content for later either, with streaming being the choice du jour for those wanting to unplug for 43 hours following a rough day in the office.
According to the study, box set viewers stream an average of three hours of content per week, with 20% of millennials *shudder* saying everything they watch is now streamed.
That little red dot is still being used by those aged 55 and older, meaning it’s the youngens who are all about that catch up life.
Which is great because we missed last night’s Love Island, so tally ho on that ITV hub.
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