Study confirms young people will quit Netflix if it gets rid of The Office or Friends, they swear

Although Netflix typically keeps its streaming numbers secreted away in some digital vault, probably guarded by a mid-level corporate IT guy named Steve, it’s safe to assume that shows like The Office and Friends are among the most-watched on the platform. Confirming this assumption is a recent study conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and Morning Consult, which polled 2,201 adults about what would make them unsubscribe from Netflix. Turns out, the Young Folks would be mighty pissed if Netflix got rid of The Office or Friends, with 49 percent of subscribers between the ages of 18 and 29 saying they would quit Netflix if those shows—along with Marvel and Disney content—were removed from the service. (32 percent of all subscribers agreed with that sentiment.) That makes sense. The Office and Friends are two of the most easily digestible and re-watchable sitcoms in recent history. Those are the shows that are almost always on TBS or Comedy Central or whatever during the early evening hours. They’re televised comfort foods.