With the growth of convergence, increase of accessibility and synergy, and basically consuming the media anywhere and everywhere, audience consumption has significantly changed over such a short amount of time. With the influx of online providers such as Netflix and Now TV, binge watching has become an engrained part of audience consumption and culture. This has also adapted the dynamics of the family at home and changed how society interacts with each other too.
An interesting read below!
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/end-of-families-gathering-round-the-tv-as-binge-watching-grows