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That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time. Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average

That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time. Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average up so much, or is there something else? Maybe house-spouses (is that the PC term for man and woman inclusive house-wife?) that leave the tv on all day (but aren't necessarily watching it)?

ryanmercer 7y ago
>That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time Netflix drops a series of something and you have millions binging it all in a sitting the first few days. Take Stranger Things, Netflix revealed that 40.7 million accounts watched at least part of the series in the first 4 days. It's not uncommon for me to see in my Facebook feed, almost daily, people saying "I completed SERIES what do I watch next?". The number doesn't surprise me at all, especially given there are people that are streaming stuff like Netflix most/all day at work on their phones with them propped up, then going home to watch something with their partner or binging an entire season on a Saturday.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago
  Totally believe the numbers (30 hours a week) quoted in parent posts. The CEO of Netflix said something to the effect of "our biggest competition is sleep -- and we're winning."
mbesto 7y ago
> Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average up so much, or is there something else? You have no idea. Politics aside, there is a reason Fox News is above and beyond the most watched cable network (4th behind NBC/CBS/ABC/Fox which are all free).
dcchambers 7y ago
I know many people that have the TV on 24/7 "in the background" when they are home, even if they are doing something else. Rewatching the Office for the 100th time or something similar. I am not surprised by that number at all.

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That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time. Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average

by RHSeeger 7y ago

ryanmercer 7y ago
>That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time Netflix drops a series of something and you have millions binging it all in a sitting the first few days. Take Stranger Things, Netflix revealed that 40.7 million accounts watched at least part of the series in the first 4 days. It's not uncommon for me to see in my Facebook feed, almost daily, people saying "I completed SERIES what do I watch next?". The number doesn't surprise me at all, especially given there are people that are streaming stuff like Netflix most/all day at work on their phones with them propped up, then going home to watch something with their partner or binging an entire season on a Saturday.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago
  Totally believe the numbers (30 hours a week) quoted in parent posts. The CEO of Netflix said something to the effect of "our biggest competition is sleep -- and we're winning."
mbesto 7y ago
> Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average up so much, or is there something else? You have no idea. Politics aside, there is a reason Fox News is above and beyond the most watched cable network (4th behind NBC/CBS/ABC/Fox which are all free).
dcchambers 7y ago
I know many people that have the TV on 24/7 "in the background" when they are home, even if they are doing something else. Rewatching the Office for the 100th time or something similar. I am not surprised by that number at all.