We’ve all watched shows we claim to hate, embarrassed to admit we tune in. But it turns out there are just some we can’t tear our eyes away from.
Of course, no TV show can be perfect. Bad endings or problematic plot lines cause us to abandon programs we once loved, or .
However, new research from Wagering Advisors suggests even if we hate a show,many of us will keep watching to the bitter end.
Whether it’s to keep up to date with the or simply to give us Brits something to complain about, a quarter of us regularly watch the most hated show on TV.
It’s not an enjoyable watch either, with a third of viewers admitting to having mixed feelings about engaging with this particular show.
The top show that Brits love to hate is none other than the ITV2 dating show , where attractive singletons couple up in order to win money and fame.
Women are the most uncomfortable with the content of Love Island, with almost one in five saying they feel conflicted about watching it – compared to 14% of men.
This could be for a number of reasons, including the beauty standard pressures female-presenting people are subjected to which Love Island has been criticised for perpetuating.
Love Island has been airing since 2015, becoming a platform for personalities like and to launch their career from.
The show has been hit withsuch as , daughter of EastEnders’ Danny Dyer, and footballer’s children like this season’s.
While Love Island might be a show we love to hate, it’s not alone as almost one in five of us can’t bear to watch – or should that be ‘bare’?
The dating show that sees the public (or) strip off to find the one came in second place, probably because it has us all blushing.
Londoners love n**ed.n**ed Attraction apparently with one in 20 admitting they secretly enjoyed the show, which has despite claims otherwise.
Dating shows are clearly an area of conflict for us Brits as following swiftly behind was with 16% of those surveyed feeling ashamed of watching.
Across the pond was next on hate watching list and we assume that shame stretches to the shiny new series and creeping on the Kardashian-Jenner clan’s Instagrams.
Rounding off the list was reality show and the 90s American sitcom .
Over half of us are willing to stick with a show that we’re ashamed of or even if we dislike the entire cast, regardless of if they’re real people or not.
Bizarrely our viewing habits also revealed a little gender gap in what we’re will to watch with women far more likely to continue watching something they feel embarrassed by.
Men also are more likely to grow to like programmes they find embarrassing when forced to watch by a partner but one in five would never share their streaming history with their friends.
Three in five said they secretly enjoy the shows their partner puts on, even if they would never normally like them – we won’t begin to psychoanalyse why this could possibly be.
