Binge watching is the new black

Binge watching TV is an actual official thing according to this 2015 survey carried out by TiVo where ninety-two percent of the respondents admitted that they usually watched multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession. Australia is the eighth highest binge watching country in the world.

Most of us are guilty (don’t feel guilty!) of this, getting our snacks lined up and settling into our most comfortable position to complete an entire series in a single night.

‘60% of all TV viewers report watching two or more episodes of a show in a row.’

But why do we binge watch TV?

Binge watching TV is a relatively new phenomenon (well, some of us have been doing it for way longer than we should have) which is mostly driven by the ease at which these TV shows are offered up to us. Over the years, there have been several advances in technology that have changed the way we react to media. The introduction of recording devices like the VCR and TiVo allowed people to record shows and movies without having to rely on a TV schedule. It also allowed people to share these shows with their friends and create playlists of popular shows. Seems so retro now, doesn’t it?

DVD and streaming services took this a step further by giving users to entire seasons without having to…