Boxing Clever? We’re a Nation of Cheaters when it Comes to TV

Have you ever sneakily watched one more episode of Breaking Bad while your OH was out, then sat down to watch it again feigning shock and horror at Walter and Jesse’s antics? Or left him/her slumber but never pressed pause on The Walking Dead?

If so, you’re not alone. According to a new survey, we’re a nation of cheaters when it comes to the TV. Eight in ten of us admitted to ‘cheating’ on partners by watching extra episodes of series without their significant other. 

And fourteen percent have actually fallen out with a partner over their “infidelity.” 

More than a quarter of respondents to the survey, carried out by Netflix, now admit to being seduced into secretly watching a film or TV episode alone, only to watch it again with a partner without breathing a word.

Jesse and Walt are judging you... you cheater.

Seven out of ten couples arrange to watch episodes of a show together. Those that break their agreement and go behind their partner’s back to watch alone, contribute to at least one argument per week, and even if arguments don’t erupt, almost a quarter of the respondents admitted to getting annoyed if their partner stays up to watch new episodes of a TV show instead of coming to bed.

It also seems that fearing the wrath of their partners, 20% of us secretly watch a whole series without telling our significant other, while  20% of the respondents polled said that they would re-watch a whole tv series or film again after having secretly watched it already. Let’s just hope they all picked up some acting skills when they watches it the first time around…