The ultimate guilty pleasure…
It’s official, box set binges are big business according to a recent survey* which has revealed that 1 in 4 people watch a whopping 5 hours of a box set in one sitting.
Box sets have become a favourite in many households, with 1 in 4 people choosing to watch a box set over spending romantic time with their partner and 1 in 10 choosing the small screen over spending time with their children –who are probably watching box sets anyway!
A massive 42% admitted to being sleep deprived from staying up late to watch more of their favourite characters continue their haphazard existences and 48% revealed they google a box set mentioned in conversation to stay “in the know”.
Of course, with every box set comes the eventual close and 52% say they go into a state of mourning when their beloved box set finishes up.
Anyone who has found themselves addicted to a series can understand this, it’s an emotional experience saying goodbye to your fictional box set friends, but remember there are plenty more to choose from!
Key findings
- 1 in 10 respondents have chosen watching a box set over time with their kids
- 1 in 4 have chosen or would choose watching a box set over private ‘romantic time’ with their partner.
- Nearly half (42%)say they have felt sleep deprived as a result of staying up watching box sets
- 34% say they have felt left out when others are talking about the latest box set series and they couldn’t join in the conversation
- 17% said they’d lie to pretend they were up to speed with a series if others were chatting about it while 48% would Google the box set in question immediately
- 16% would go home and watch the box set straight away to be able to join in the conversation
- 25% (one in four) have watched 5 box sets episodes in one sitting
- 24% have stayed up 3-4 hours later than their usual bedtime to watch a box set
- Over half of Irish people (52%) say that they go into a state of mourning after finishing a box set
*Survey conducted by Sky Ireland with 1,000 participants. For more information on Sky Ireland’s deals on HD and box sets, click here.
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