Despite the huge amount of time that young people are spending on social media, TV shows are still a massive part of their lives—and their media consumption habits. YPulse’s TV and Entertainment report shows that the majority are watching TV shows via streaming services, and Gen Z teens and young adults self-estimate spending an average of over eight hours a week watching TV shows. And while they’re renowned for binging their old comfortable favorites, the reality is that many prefer new TV content to a rewatch. Newly beloved series regularly go viral on social media (which is helping to drive their viewership) and, of course, inspire new fandoms. YPulse’s latest bi-annual Media Consumption report is out, and we once again asked young people, as an open-ended question*, to tell us their favorite currently airing TV shows right now—and why. Here are their top responses: The suspense of Stranger Things is still keeping them hooked Stranger Things is the top mentioned favorite running show among both 13-17-year-olds and 18-24-year-olds—especially males Despite...
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