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If you frequently find yourself binge watching TV shows, take solace in knowing you're not alone.
Seventy percent of US consumers engage in marathon TV-watching sessions, devouring an average of five episodes per sitting, according to a new survey by consulting firm Deloitte. The 10th annual Digital Democracy Survey also found that nearly half of all US consumers subscribe to a streaming movie service -- the highest level in the survey's history.
The survey's results, released Wednesday, underscore shifting tastes in how people watch TV. Increasingly, consumers are shedding their cable and satellite TV packages and opting for video found online or through streaming-media boxes such as Roku and Apple TV.
"The survey data indicates that consumers are more willing than ever to invest in services to watch whenever, wherever and on whatever device they choose," Gerald Belson, Deloitte vice chairman and US media and entertainment sector leader, said in a statement.
Deloitte found that nearly a third of us binge watch TV on a weekly basis, and that 53 percent of those consumers who do binge watch are more often in the mood for dramas.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by hendrikboom on Friday March 25 2016, @10:27PM
No.
Dramatic TV shows were originally made assuming there would be, say, a week between episodes, during which you could reflect on the events. Watching them in rapid succession is not what they were designed for by the creator.
That may be different for current shows which are made for netflix, knowing that they will be binge-watched.
In any case, I don't have that kind of time available.
-- hendrik
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Friday March 25 2016, @11:48PM
Some dramatic shows made "before" binge watching are actually said to have high compatibility with the binge watching "format".
Case in point: Arrested Development. Cult classic, award winning, but not a ratings success for Fox. It has a lot of continuity and running jokes that lend itself to binge watching, but could be intimidating, confusing, or just plain missed by a causal viewer. It's no shock that it was brought back on Netflix, and released in its entirety on one day.
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday March 26 2016, @03:49AM
While arguing about the minutia, everyone misses this:
Seventy percent of US consumers engage in marathon TV-watching sessions, an average of five episodes per sitting
I call bullshit!
70% of consumers definitely do not binge watch.
If they did, I'd probably know at least one such person. 70% is a boat load of people, sitting around for 5 hours at a time watching the same show.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Saturday March 26 2016, @04:23AM
Yeah, well, drop that down to 22 minutes x 5, and you're talking about 1 hour and 50 minutes (Netflix or torrents don't include ad time). A full 44 minute episode x 5 is 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Anyone who answered affirmatively to that survey question could have done it just once, on some weekend, during a thunderstorm, who knows.
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