Table 1.

Binge watching questions.

Item	Answer Choices
Definition How many hours do you think one would need to watch TV in one sitting to consider it a binge? How many episodes of a TV show do you think one would need to watch in one sitting to consider it a binge?	Hours (0–12 h in 30 min increments) Episodes (0–20)
Frequency How often did you binge watch TV? During the past month Before the COVID crisis	Never 1 time per week 2 times per week 3–4 times per week 5–6 times per week 1 time per day 2 times per day 3 or more times per day
Duration During the past month, when you binge watched, about how long did you spend binge watching? Before the COVID crisis, when you binge watched, about how long did you spend binge watching?	Hours and minutes
Negative binge watching behaviors During the past week, how often did you: Eat while binge watching? Start binge watching because you felt depressed or sad about something? Start binge watching because you felt bored? Feel bad after binge watching? Feel that binge watching interfered in your day-to-day life (e.g., work, school, household responsibilities)? Feel like you can’t stop watching or control how much you watch? Skip onto the next episode in a series more quickly than you normally would? Watch until you felt uncomfortable (e.g., tired, dry-eyed)? Watch alone because you were embarrassed by how much you were watching? Feel disgusted with yourself, depressed, or feeling very guilty after watching?	1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = Always