If you have ever fought over the TV remote with your partner, you are in good company.
In fact, it seems British men and women disagree over almost everything on the box, according to the first detailed analysis breaking down viewing habits by gender.
It showed that men — perhaps unsurprisingly — spent much of the year glued to sports.
Apart from a single episode of “Sherlock” on New Year’s Day, the 10 biggest male TV audiences were for World Cup football matches, with England’s clash against Italy in June top of the list with 8.2 million watching.
Women, meanwhile, preferred shows about cookery and childbirth.
“The Great British Bake Off” final in October got the biggest female audience of the year, with 7.8 million tuning in, compared with 4.8 million men.
“Bake Off” and the BBC drama “Call the Midwife” accounted for nine of the top 10 female audiences of the year, with “Strictly Come Dancing” also among their favorites.
Even within genres, men and women are at odds.
The figures, compiled by the research company Attentional, show women’s favorite soap was “Coronation Street” on ITV, while men narrowly preferred the BBC’s grittier “EastEnders.”
The top TV dramas for men were those featuring crime and intrigue, such as “Sherlock” and “Doctor Who,” or swashbuckling action, such as BBC1’s “The Musketeers.”
With 300,000 more male than female fans, “Doctor Who” was the only mainstream drama to score higher overall with men than women, who generally watch more TV.
For drama, women preferred the gentler historical charms of “Call the Midwife” and “Downton Abbey.”
男人女人喜欢看什么电视节目?
如果你曾和伴侣争抢电视遥控器,那么你不是一人在战斗。
事实上,研究人员对英国男女的收视习惯进行了调查,首次详细分析显示,男女似乎对大部分电视节目都有不同看法。
结果表明,也许在意料之中,英国男士主要沉迷于体育节目。
十个最多英国男观众观看的节目,除了新年播出的一集《神探夏洛克》以外,都是世界杯足球赛,其中六月的一场英国对意大利的比赛收视率最高,有820万人观看。
与此同时,英国的女性偏爱烹饪和讲生孩子的节目。
十月播出的《英国家庭烘焙大赛》的决赛获得了最多女性观众的收看,有780万左右,相比之下男性观众只有480万。
烘焙大赛和BBC电视剧《呼叫助产士》占了年度十个女观众收视最高电视节目中的九个席位,此外《舞动奇迹》也备受她们喜爱。
即使是同一种节目类型,男女也是有分歧的。
Attentional公司的调查数据显示,女性最喜爱的肥皂剧是在英国独立电视台播出的《加冕街》,而男性略微偏爱BBC更现实的《伦敦东区》。
犯罪和悬疑类电视剧是男观众的首选,比如《神探夏洛克》和《神秘博士》;或者是虚张声势的动作片,比如BBC一台播出的《火枪手》。
总的来说,看电视的女性人数比男性多,但《神秘博士》的男粉丝比女粉丝多30万,这也让它成为唯一一部有较多男观众的主流剧。
剧情类电视剧女性偏爱更温和有历史感的《呼叫助产士》和《唐顿庄园》。
Words to Learn 相关词汇
【分析】
fēnxī
break down
analyze
【真实的】
zhēnshí de
gritty
showing life as it really is, even when it is not pleasant or attractive
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