THESE ARE AMERICA’S FAVORITE ON-SCREEN FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

Bonding with family and friends over a shared love of the same TV shows and movies is something 82% of Americans do, according to a new survey. It finds that 76% of respondents say some of their closest friendships formed as a result of sharing an interest in the same content.

The poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults finds:

• Nearly all of them - 96% - discuss recent TV episodes with friends and family.
• If they can’t be together, 67% say they watch shows remotely with loved ones if they’re not there in person.
• More than half (55%) have a specific group chat devoted to talking about shows and movies.
• Almost three-quarters (72%) feel FOMO if their friends and family are talking about a show or movie they’ve never seen.
• Another 55% admit they’ve gotten mad at a friend, relative or partner for watching a new episode without them.
• That may be why 59% confess to lying about watching an episode before they were supposed to and they ended up rewatching it and pretending it was the first time they saw it.
• In the last year, some of the most talked about TV shows and movies have been “Avatar: The Way of Water” (26%), “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (26%), “Stranger Things” (22%) and “House of the Dragon” (20%).
• And 72% say they love finding out that on-screen friends or families are actually friends in real life.

America’s Favorite On-Screen Families:

1. The Addams family — “Wednesday”
2. The Simpson family — “The Simpsons”
3. The Brady family — “The Brady Bunch”
4. The Bundy family — “Married With Children”
5. The Addams family — “The Addams Family”
6. The Barone family — “Everybody Loves Raymond”
7. The Taylor family — “Home Improvement”
8. The Tanner family — “Full House”
9. The Braverman family — “Parenthood”
10. The Banks family — “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”

America’s Favorite On-Screen Friends:

1. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler — “Law & Order SVU”
2. Wednesday and Enid — “Wednesday”
3. Walter White and Jesse Pinkman — “Breaking Bad”
4. Rachel and Monica — “Friends”
5. Robin and Steve — “Stranger Things”
6. Chandler and Joey — “Friends”
7. Cory and Shawn — “Boy Meets World”
8. Jerry and George — “Seinfeld”
9. Laverne & Shirley — “Laverne & Shirley”
10. Kevin and Paul — “The Wonder Years”

Source: SWNS Digital

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