{"id":202876,"date":"2019-06-04T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=202876"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:15:50","slug":"press-release-young-brits-skip-love-for-love-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/media\/press-release-young-brits-skip-love-for-love-island","title":{"rendered":"Young Brits skip love for Love Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><li><b>Over 1 in 20 young people aged 18\u201338<\/b> have cancelled a date to watch TV shows such as <em>Love Island<\/em> and <em>Game of Thrones<\/em><\/li><li><b>From weddings to meals out, 36% of young Brits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have cancelled on social events to avoid being caught out by spoilers<\/span><\/li><li>Those in the <b>North East are most likely <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to cancel plans (39%) <\/span><\/li><li><b>Men are more likely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to skip social events for TV shows (26% versus 21% of women)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>3 June 2019, London \u2013<\/b><\/p><p>Over a third of young people aged 18\u201338 (36%) have cancelled plans with family or friends to watch a TV show, according to new research from personal finance comparison site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p>Despite the availability of catch-up TV services, finder.com&#8217;s data reveals that nearly a quarter of all Brits (23%) have skipped a social event due to a fear of missing out on their favourite show.<\/p><p>Of those that have chosen TV over social events, the most common event to skip is a night out with friends (35%) and nearly 1 in 10 (9%) admitted to missing a wedding.<\/p><p>Those in the North East of England are most likely to cancel their plans to avoid being caught out by spoilers (39%) versus just 13% of those in East Anglia.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data also reveals that men are more likely to stay in to watch TV, with over a quarter (26%) revealing they have skipped plans compared to just over 1 in 5 (21%) women. Those in a relationship are most likely to cancel plans, with around 3 in 10 (29%) admitting to skipping a social event to catch up on a favourite TV show.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Social events most likely to have been skipped for TV shows<\/b><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td><td><b>Event<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>1 <\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night out with friends (35%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>2<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club meeting (26%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>=3<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work event (25%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>=3<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meal out (25%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>5<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gym (22%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>6<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birthday event (20%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>7<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date (14%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>8<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team game or training session (13%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>9<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ticketed event (10%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>10<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding (9%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Ends-<\/span><\/p><p><b>About <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\"><b>finder.com\/uk<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a personal finance website, which helps consumers compare products online so they can make better informed decisions. Consumers can visit the website to compare utilities, mortgages, credit cards, insurance products, shopping voucher codes and so much more before choosing the option that best suits their needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best of all, finder.com is completely free to use. We&#8217;re not a bank or insurer, nor are we owned by one, and we are not a product issuer or a credit provider. We&#8217;re not affiliated with any one institution or outlet, so it&#8217;s genuine advice from a team of experts who care about helping you find better.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched in the UK in February 2017 and is privately owned and self-funded by two Australian entrepreneurs \u2013 Fred Schebesta and Frank Restuccia \u2013 who successfully grew <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com.au<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be Australia&#8217;s most visited personal finance website (Source: Experian Hitwise).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates or drop us a line to say hi: @findercomuk<\/span><\/p><h4>Methodology<\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finder.com commissioned Onepoll to carry out a nationally representative survey of 2,000 adults aged 18+<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>For further press information<\/b><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Mckenna<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head of UK communications<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M: +44 747 921 7816<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over a third of young people aged 18\u201338 (36%) have cancelled plans with family or friends to watch a TV show, according to new research from personal finance comparison site. 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