They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky: In a new poll, the Addams family was crowned America’s favorite on-screen family.
Morticia and her family of oddballs is followed in popularity by the Simpsons, the Brady family, and Married With Children’s the Bundys.
The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults with streaming subscriptions also voted on their favorite on-screen best friends: Olivia and Elliot from “Law & Order SVU” Wednesday and Enid from “Wednesday” and Walter and Jesse of “Breaking Bad”.
Commissioned by the streaming media platform Plex and conducted by OnePoll, the survey found 82% of people enjoy bonding with their family and friends over their love of the same TV shows and movies.
96% of respondents said they regularly discuss recent TV episodes with their friends and family—and, 76% reported some of their closest friendships developed as a result of sharing an interest in the same content.
Over the past year, the most talked-about TV and movie offerings were “Avatar: The Way of Water”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, “Stranger Things”, and “House of the Dragon”.
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67% said they often watch content remotely if they aren’t physically next to each other—and over half (55%) have a specific chat group dedicated to discussing shows. Over half of those polled say they’ve gotten mad at someone for watching a new episode without them.
But, most would rather not admit it: 59% have lied about watching one before they were supposed to, and ended up re-watching the episode, pretending it was the first time they viewed it.
“In the same way people in book clubs get together to discuss what they’re reading, there’s an unmatched sense of community among film and TV buffs who connect through sharing opinions, reviews and suggestions on content,” said Jason Williams, Product Director at Plex.
The random double-opt-in survey also revealed that 71% would stop using subscription services that ban them from sharing passwords, opting to seek out free, shareable alternatives.
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“The evolution of the streaming industry is moving away from simply providing content,” said Williams. “Our goal is to shift streaming services to destinations that bring people and content together in one place, making it easy to enjoy, rate and share your favorite movies and shows.”
BEST ON-SCREEN FAMILIES
1 The Addams family from Wednesday
2 The Simpsons
3 The Brady Bunch
4 The Bundy family – Married With Children
5 The original Addams Family
6 The Barone family – Everybody Loves Raymond
7 The Taylors – Home Improvement
8 The Tanners – Full House”
9 The Bravermans in Parenthood
10 The Banks family – Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
BEST ON-SCREEN FRIENDS
1 Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler “Law & Order SVU”
2 Wednesday and Enid “Wednesday”
3 Walter White and Jesse Pinkman “Breaking Bad”
4 Rachel and Monica “Friends”
5 Robin and Steve “Stranger Things”
6 Chandler and Joey “Friends”
7 Cory and Shawn “Boy Meets World”
8 Jerry and George “Seinfeld”
9 Laverne & Shirley “Laverne & Shirley”
10 Kevin and Paul “The Wonder Years”
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