Younger viewers shun traditional TV channels as 90% opt for streaming services

Ofcom says viewers aged 16 to 24 spend just 53 minutes a day on average watching broadcast TV

Watching traditional TV channels has almost stopped among younger viewers, with 90% of 18- to 24-year-olds heading straight to their favourite streaming service, according to a report by the media regulator Ofcom.

The report, which found that Netflix is the most common destination for younger viewers to seek out content, highlights a rapidly widening generation gap in viewing habits.

Stay Close - 6.9m Netflix accounts, 61.9m total streams

The Tinder Swindler (movie) - 6.6m, 8.8m

The Adam Project (movie) - 6.1m, 7.9m

Inventing Anna - 5.3m, 41.4m

After Life - 5.1m, 42m

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - BBC One, 13.2m viewers

The Tourist - BBC One, 11.4m

Trigger Point - ITV, 10.9m

The Thief, his Wife and the Canoe - ITV, 10.1m

The Responder - BBC One, 9.5m