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Family viewing of TV and films could be at an end as youngsters prefer watching YouTube and social media


According to researchers, there has been a 30 per cent decline in 16 to 34-year-olds watching TV shows in the company of over-55s in the past decade.

Media experts Enders Analysis also revealed there had been a 25 per cent fall in the number of shows that are popular with 'both demographics' in five years. Settling down on the sofas to watch a prime-time drama or classic movie with the family has been a cherished British tradition for decades (Stock Image) The report said: 'Over the past decade the amount of viewing of long-form content by 16-34s with someone aged 55-plus has declined by around 30 per cent – which although in real terms may only be a loss of five minutes a day, works out as one fewer TV episode shared inter-generationally per person, per week.

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