The average subscriber to Netflix only watches nine hours. But for many teens and young adults this is not true. Many of us binge watch seasons of shows in a one weekend. The Netflix addicts that are being referred to are not the people who sit and watch a movie, or one or two episodes Grey’s Anatomy, but those sitting down finishing entire series in a weekend.

In a recent study done by the University of Texas at Austin, researchers polled 319 people and determined that 237 of those polled met a pre-determined binge-watching definition. This poll reported that binge-watchers were more likely to have behaviors that are usually telltale signs of depression. The same study states that people 18-25 are most likely to binge watch on sites like Netflix and Hulu. This particular study decided that two episodes in a row was enough to consider someone a binge-watcher, although many find that binge-watching is when people consume whole seasons of shows in a day or a weekend. This binge-watching consumes almost 15 hours for most people. This addiction encourages procrastination and unhealthy lifestyles that students may not even realize they are a part of.

Even though most people joke about this binge, but as Netflix ceremoniously declared in 2013, binge-watching is the new normal.  The service definitely helps the behavior by offering whole seasons of shows at once. It’s defiantly ironic how the word “binge” has a negative connotation in any other context, but for watching tv shows and movies, it’s accepted without a second thought.