Americans Are Watching Netflix at Work and in the Bathroom “It’s in businesses, it’s in social norms, it’s in the boundaries or lack of boundaries between public and private spaces.” The places Americans view TV and movies, as a share of those who admit to watching in public. According to new data from the video giant Netflix, about 12 percent of Americans who watch television shows or movies outside of the home admit to having done so in a public restroom. While some Americans who stream on the go admitted to watching shows and movies in restrooms, the place where streaming was most popular was in the air: 44 percent said they watch on airplanes. Still, the Netflix survey, released on Tuesday, provides some insight into a growing phenomenon: As Americans spend more time watching video on computers, smartphones and tablets, media consumption patterns and social customs are shifting. About 12 percent of Americans who viewed TV shows or movies in public were so distracted by what they were watching that they missed their stop on a bus or train It found that two-thirds of Americans stream movies and TV shows in public.
