Netflix fanatics are prone to cheating, with men the most likely sex to betray the telly-trust, a new study has revealed.
Research found that over three quarters of people watch the next episode of a TV show without telling their partners, with one in five admitting to watching a whole series behind their lover’s back.
Staggeringly, more than a quarter said that they consider Netflix infidelity worse than sending flirty text messages to another person.
A new study has revealed that Netflix fanatics are prone to cheating, with men the most likely sex to betray the telly-trust. Research found that over three quarters (78 per cent) of people watch the next episode of a TV show without telling their partners
The study, conducted by Bush TV throughout November, involved 2,000 people.
It found men are the most unreliable of the sexes, with 35 per cent confessing to watching a TV show behind their partner’s back, compared to only 27 per cent of women.
While around one in three men watched a cheeky episode, it seems many get carried away, with 25 per cent admitting to watching a whole series.
Game of Thrones tops the list of programmes where people are most likely to watch ahead without their partner.
Classics like Doctor Who and Sex and the City also feature alongside modern-day powerhouses, including Sherlock and Stranger Things, in the top-ten most irresistible programmes.
The reason for the treachery, at least for 25 per cent of the people who admitted to watching a programme behind their partners back, was the idea of teasing their partner about what happens next.
Around one in five (21 per cent) even admitted watching a whole series behind their lover’s back. Game of Thrones was the programme most likely to cause your partner to cheat on you, topping the list of programmes people watched without their better half
If your Netflix partner in crime cheats on you don’t worry, it’s probably not your fault.
Less than a fifth of people said they committed box-set betrayal because of the annoying TV habits of their partner.
Around one seventh (15 per cent) of Brits say they have feigned illness so they couldn’t go out and then watched TV behind their partner’s back.
But the web of lies doesn’t stop at relationships, with an almost equal number (16 per cent) saying that getting their TV fix was worth taking a day off work.
Monika Bennett, brand manager for Bush TVs at Argos, said: ‘With unmissable programmes now available on-demand and TV technology such as 4K providing a thrilling entertainment experience, it appears the UK is falling even more in love with their TV sets.’
Although it seems this epidemic is not slowing anytime soon, a British ice cream brand unveiled a gadget last year that could help couples stay faithful.
Called Commitment Rings, couples register the rings via the app, log in series to watch together and enjoy a night of bonding and binge watching – but only when the rings are together.
Commitment Rings are the brainchild of Cornetto who uses the tagline ‘love should last longer than one season’.
Couples make the commitment to each other with the rings, register them together via the smartphone app and log in series they want to watch together.
The rings use near field communication (NFC) technology that links them to video streaming services for six months – a full season.
Staggeringly, more than a quarter (27 per cent) said that they consider Netflix infidelity worse than sending flirty text messages to another person. Some people found the draw of the next episode of Sherlock simply too much to resist
When the rings are close to each other, the app will pick up the signal and automatically unblock the series in you and your significant other’s list.
But it you will not be able to access the series if you have an inkling to cheat.
It is not clear when the rings will be on the market and the app is still a work in progress, which the site suggests will be available in the Apple Store and Google Play.