among adults who used Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video or Disney+ at least once a week to watch TV shows; dated collected through rolling surveys over 52 weeks
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Original question: "How do you find out about new TV shows? Please select all that apply."
Multiple responses were accepted.
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Means of discovering TV shows in the UK 2025, by generation
A year-long survey found that personal recommendations were the most popular way of discovering TV shows among all generations in the United Kingdom. Social media was also very important to Gen Z and Millennials, while only ** percent of Baby Boomers used this as a discovery channel.
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