The emergence of OTT platformshas led to a rise in the number of shows available just a click away, triggering a phenomenon called binge-watching. What is it exactly?
Definition
It's defined as "watching entertainment/informational content for a prolonged period, usually a single TV show." The adrenaline rush to find out what the next episode entails overpowers you!
Numbers
Per a Netflix survey, "73% of people define binge-watching as watching between 2-6 episodes of a TV show in one sitting." Around 61% of the survey participants said they binge-watch regularly.
Is it healthy?
Research shows "binge-watching television is correlated with depression, loneliness, self-regulation deficiency, and obesity." It has also been defined as "compulsive behavior."
Other school of thought
Another school of thought believes binge-watching can be like readingmore than one chapter of a novel in one sitting, which is "a smart, contemplative way of watching TV."
Examples
Some of the most binge-watchable shows include 'Stranger Things,' 'The Vampire Diaries,' 'The Office,' 'Crash Landing On You,' 'Black Mirror,' 'Dead to Me,' and 'Squid Game,' among others.