Question phrased by the source: "How often, if at all, do you do any of the following activities whilst watching TV? Please select one option per row: Talk to friends & family"
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Talking to friends and family while watching TV in the UK in 2019/2020, by age group
The results of a survey carried out in the UK in 2019/2020 show that younger generations are more likely to talk to friends and family while watching TV. A quarter of respondents aged between 18 and 24 said they always did so.
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dunnhumby Beyond. (June 12, 2020). TV activities: How often, if at all, do you talk to friends and family while watching TV? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "TV activities: How often, if at all, do you talk to friends and family while watching TV?." Chart. June 12, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. (2020). TV activities: How often, if at all, do you talk to friends and family while watching TV?. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "Tv Activities: How Often, If at All, Do You Talk to Friends and Family While Watching Tv?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 12 Jun 2020, /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond, TV activities: How often, if at all, do you talk to friends and family while watching TV? ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
TV activities: How often, if at all, do you talk to friends and family while watching TV? [Graph], dunnhumby Beyond, June 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1127290/talking-to-friends-and-family-while-watching-tv-uk-age-group/