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These Are Young People’s Top 10 Favorite TV Shows Right Now

Both Gen Z and Millennials name this show as their favorite (but their top show lists aren’t exactly the same)

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Stranger Things is young people’s favorite currently airing TV show, and there’s tons of reasons why
  • Netflix makes their top 10 with several other shows, too, adding to the reasons it’s their top streaming service
  • Gen Z and Millennials’ lists have some overlap, but show the differences in the genres they watch most
For Gen Z and Millennials, cable TV is nearing obsolete; streaming services have created binge-watching culture and provide a catalogue of content so big they’d never run out of things to watch. It can actually be exhausting at times, but that doesn’t stop young people from spending plenty of time (and money) on their favorite platforms. So even though social media is starting to dominate their screen time, young people definitely are watching TV shows, with 66% of 13-39-year-olds saying they’ve watched a TV series in the last week. In fact, YPulse’s Media Consumption Monitor shows young consumers are paying for an average of three streaming services at once. But, in order to keep up with all their favorite shows, they’re willing to.  With their passion for their favorite content, young consumers have been the drivers behind some of the most successful shows of late. Though we know they love their comfort re-watching, we ask 13-39-year-olds what currently airing show is their absolute favorite, and these are their top responses: ...

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