MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SAY BEST CURE FOR A BAD DAY IS COMFORT SHOW OR MOVIE

Do you have a favorite show or movie you watch when you need to boost your mood? A lot of us do, according to new research. A survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults with streaming subscriptions finds that:

67% believe the best cure for a bad day is watching a comfort show or movie.

The poll also reveals:

• Half of respondents (51%) say what they watch has the power to change their mood for the rest of the day.
• For 49%, they have to be “in the right mood” to watch movies or shows that deal with heavy or stressful topics.
• Eight in 10 (81%) say their mood influences what they watch and they can feel the emotional impact of what they watch for up to two hours afterward.
• While two-thirds like to binge-watch their favorite shows, 49% admit they get into a post-watch funk after watching an entire series, because they don’t know what to watch next.
• Just over half (53%) of those surveyed love their shows so much, they drag out watching episodes so they can enjoy the show longer.
• To turn a day from bad to good, people like to watch “Forrest Gump,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” and “Gilmore Girls.”
• Shows and movies that can turn a day from good to bad include “13 Reasons Why,” “Black Mirror” and “Titanic.”
• Respondents say the happiest shows are “Modern Family” and “Friends,” while the most stressful shows include “Breaking Bad” and “Ozark.”
• The most emotional shows include “This Is Us” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” with 40% of people feeling emotional after watching the long-running medical drama.
• According to the survey, the best genres to watch before bed are comedy (52%), action (34%) and drama (33%), while the worst are horror (52%), suspense (32%) and true crime (29%).

Source: SWNS Digital

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