Is anyone watching streaming services more?

I tend to record programmes on terrestrial channels and watch them to suit me interspersed with iPlayer, Netflix etc. Suits me very well.

I’m watching Jeremy Vine atm. I keep him chattering on, in the background - no concentration needed. But in the evenings it’s mostly Netflix, YouTube etc

crazyH

I’m watching Jeremy Vine atm. I keep him chattering on, in the background - no concentration needed. But in the evenings it’s mostly Netflix, YouTube etc

I like this show if the topics and guests are good, it's far more interesting than the banal gossip on This Morning. I might also watch a classic film on Film 4 if I'm at home in the afternoons. However, like you, Youtube and the I Player come on at night if there's nothing else on.

I tend to record terrestrial TV and watch it later. I can also skip through the adverts. I do like to binge watch series on BBC iPlayer etc. if they are available, rather than wait a week for the next episode e.g. Ludwig

I don't watch reality television, other than Bake Off, which seems to be all there is on TTV at the moment.

I do have a watchlist on each of the streaming channels but I seem to spend ages scrolling through trying to decide what to watch. I have generally forgotten what is on what channel. I think I should make myself a note somewhere!

I watch Talking Pictures on TTV quite a bit as I love the old films. I watched a horror film from 1948 the other day. The special effects must have been quite cutting edge at the time but it all looks so corny now - which is part of the appeal.

I never watch reality television, unless you class Bake Off and Police Interceptors as reality shows, and never watch channels like ITV2 and ITV Be that are just full of reality shows. Also I never bother with daytime gossip shows, the afternoon games shows like Tipping Point, soaps, football and Saturday night entertainment shows.

We watch Coronation Street and BBC news on mainstream television, and for that reason we pay our tv license fee. However we rarely watch any other programmes on live television, although at the moment I’m watching Joan on ITV television. Otherwise we watch iPlayer or the other streaming services such My5 or X. We find dramas to watch, some of which we watched before but are happy to watch again. My husband uses YouTube to watch and listen to music, in particular classical music.
Most of the programmes on television are out and out rubbish in my opinion. Very little drama these days or quality programmes.

Very rarely watch terrestrial tv.
I watch on iplayer, Netflix, Prime,Apple TV, Disney + and National Geographic.

maddyfour

We watch Coronation Street and BBC news on mainstream television, and for that reason we pay our tv license fee. However we rarely watch any other programmes on live television, although at the moment I’m watching Joan on ITV television. Otherwise we watch iPlayer or the other streaming services such My5 or X. We find dramas to watch, some of which we watched before but are happy to watch again. My husband uses YouTube to watch and listen to music, in particular classical music.
Most of the programmes on television are out and out rubbish in my opinion. Very little drama these days or quality programmes.

I like Youtube because of the huge range of what you can watch for free. I enjoy watching musical performances and found a charming video of a Czech cellist and a pianist playing Haydn's Cello Concerto in D Major. Also there are hundreds of classic sitcom episodes and dramas to watch.

We have Netflix, Prime, Apple, Disney and Now. We pick and mix. I'm currently enjoying Showtrial (BBC1), Big Brother (ITV2) and Who Do You Think You Are (BBC). I've watched Corrie for years (ITV), and also try to catch Question Time (BBC1) PMQs (Parliament Channel) Laura Kuenssberg (BBC1) and Peston (ITV when it's on). I pick up old UK shows on U, and dip in and out of the digital channels depending on what's on.

I sometimes have Jeremy Vine on in the background in the mornings, as I like to keep up with what people think about current affairs (a bit like GN ) but JV himself really irritates me. He seems to think he's young and cool, when he really isn't, and he's quite offensive to so-called 'Boomers' by blatantly distancing himself, despite being only a year younger than the youngest ones. He drags the Marketing-inspired 'generations' into every topic, and it's tiresome.

I don't see a lot of any of this live, but stream it when I want to watch TV, which is often late at night, as I don't sleep well. Every now and then I like to binge a series over a weekend - I hole up with some knitting and hot chocolate and stay on the sofa for hours . My favourite binge series include Vikings (excellent if you haven't seen it) Chernobyl, The Detectorists and Stella.

I could add I haven't seen an episode of Coronation St for well over 20 years and can only remember seeing Emmerdale when it had Farm in the title. Also at work, I haven't heard the soaps mentioned in conversation for years, and audience research suggests younger people have very little interest in them.

I only watch BBC news on live TV. I watch iPlayer, X and prime mostly.

Cumbrianmale56

I could add I haven't seen an episode of Coronation St for well over 20 years and can only remember seeing Emmerdale when it had Farm in the title. Also at work, I haven't heard the soaps mentioned in conversation for years, and audience research suggests younger people have very little interest in them.

I'm sure we could all add what we don't watch, if it makes us feel superior .

Doodledog

Cumbrianmale56

I could add I haven't seen an episode of Coronation St for well over 20 years and can only remember seeing Emmerdale when it had Farm in the title. Also at work, I haven't heard the soaps mentioned in conversation for years, and audience research suggests younger people have very little interest in them.

I'm sure we could all add what we don't watch, if it makes us feel superior .

I don't think it makes me superior by saying this, it's just my family never watched these programmes and I never got into the habit. It is a fact, though, none of the soaps attract big audiences these days as viewers have so much more choice.
However, more on topic, Youtube must be the most complete television service ever. Here you can watch someone reviewing first class on Avant West Coast, a seventies sit com repeat, a Led Zeppelin concert and a car test in one evening.

I just watch BBC Iplayer, ITVX, Walter presents and catchup 4 and 5 on my laptop.. I think terrestrial TV is pretty abysmal ATM

Cumbrianmale56 BBCIPlayer has 100s of items. There is also a Drama channel which is re-running Waking the Dead and McMafia at the moment. PBS America, which I've just posted about also has interesting stuff.

Maddyfour I'm watching Joan too. I have a lot of sympathy for the character but can't see how she's going to solve her problems. Show Trial on Sunday BBC 1 which started last week is looking good.

I watch mainline TV mostly, never watch YouTube as in a programme, just sometime for a song or a tip or similar

No I very rarely watch Netflix or other mentioned sites
If I miss stuff I watch it on my iPlayer but for the most part I can find everything I want on my Freeview channels

I watch YouTube constantly, very rarely watch anything on tv despite having sky.

I’m currently binge watching Abel and Victoria, a New Zealand couple who hike up mountains in snow and rain and camp out. He does lovely commentaries and shows wonderful scenery.

Also walking in heavy rain, there are loads of clips going around rural villages in Indonesia. Fascinating houses and scenery. And blimey can it rain.

I run rain sounds videos all night and I have never slept so soundly.

Our TV watching tends to be from about 6:30 - 10, so not that long (except for football).
As others, we record from terrestrial what we haven’t managed to see, we’ve never binge watched a series, preferring to watch it ‘live’.

Like others we record what we want to watch and see it later minus adds if ITV . We start ar 6.30 pm and stop at 9 pm every night. What do people watch on U Tube ? I seldom look at it .

We pay our tv licence but upon reflection, hardly watch it! BBC iPlayer (so yes, there) and Netflix are my go-to. Himself likes sport so it’s SKY for him pretty much.

Very often these free channels are running repeats of old shows originally made by terrestrial channels. Without good old BBC and ITV they'd be short of things to show. At least Netflix etc commission new programmes and drama series.

Disney has just launched Jilly Cooper's Rivals which stars David Tennant, one of my favourites. We subscribe to Netflix and also Prime (through our Amazon sub) and don't want to subscribe to another streaming channel. The Guardian highlights the best films and other stuff each week. Or I should say that its reviewers think are the best. Often they are on services other than Netflix.

I go through the Radio Times when it is delivered and circle all the programmes of interest. Then DH has his turn. Quite often there a several days absolutely blank. So yes we do watch more streaming services.

I really like I Player for finding old television series I haven't watched for years and binge watch them. Anything has to be better than the same clapped out shows every day on BBC One ot ITV.