What Does Your Taste in TV Shows Say About You?

By: Lauren Lubas
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What Does Your Taste in TV Shows Say About You?
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About This Quiz

We can learn a lot about each other based on what we watch on TV. Just imagine how you feel when you hear someone else talking about the upcoming season of your favorite show. You automatically have a bond with that person, and you may even try to work your way into that conversation. 

The old saying, "You are what you eat," has evolved into "You are what you watch." That doesn't mean you're about to become a serial killer because you're a little obsessed with real crime shows, although anything is possible, and you know that if you watch a lot of real crime shows. However, if the comic relief of "Big Bang Theory" is your jam, or you're way into the tension of "The Walking Dead," you may find your reactions to these shows show up when you aren't watching them. They have become a part of your life and your persona.

Are you ready to be a detective, or do you just constantly need a hug? What you watch on TV can reveal a lot about your personality and who you are. Don't believe us? Answer these questions, and we'll tell you what your taste in TV really says about you.

It's Wednesday, what are you watching?
Reruns of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"The Blacklist"
"Big Brother: Celebrity Edition"
"Hanging With the Hendersons"

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A new horror show is airing on CBS. Are you watching it?
Only if it has good reviews
Yes, of course!
No, thank you
Nah, that's not for me.

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Which is your favorite CSI?
All of them!
"CSI: Cyber Crimes (Washington D.C.)"
"CSI: Miami"
None of them
Other

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How do you like to watch TV?
Wait for the entire series to end then binge-watch the entire thing
On Hulu after a couple of days
The second it comes out
I browse whenever I'm bored.

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Which genre are you normally attracted to?
Detective shows with one main character
Horror, suspense and mystery
Comedy and drama
Anything non-fiction

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What was your favorite season of "American Horror Story?"
Roanoke
Murder House
Hotel
I don't watch that.
Other

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For which show would you subscribe to HBO?
"True Detective"
"Game of Thrones"
"Silicone Valley"
"Momentum Generation"

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Out of these choices, who is your favorite character?
Patrick Jane
Dr. Martin Brenner
Rayna Jaymes
None

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Which is the best voice-over you've ever heard?
Patton Oswalt
Morgan Freeman
Seth MacFarlane
David Attenborough

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What do you learn from the shows that you watch?
How to read people
How to get away with murder
How to get around the truth
How the world came to be

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Which of these plot lines is most interesting to you?
Someone was murdered and only a genius can solve the crime.
Something terrible is happening, and everyone is dying before they can figure it out.
Someone lied about something and it ruined everything.
Who needs a plot?

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What kind of main character do you prefer?
The perfect genius
The flawed hero
The scandalous mole
The narrator

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What do you prefer to watch on Friday nights?
"Blue Bloods"
Reruns of AHS
"Hell's Kitchen"
"Tanked"

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Which comedy would you rather watch?
"The Goldbergs"
"Rick and Morty"
"The Good Place"
"Impractical Jokers"

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If you had to choose a drama to watch, which would it be?
"True Detective"
"Game of Thrones"
All of them!
"The Crown"

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What is your favorite channel?
CBS
HBO
Fox
The Discovery Channel

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What Netflix Original Series are you most likely to binge over a weekend?
"Stranger Things"
"Narcos"
"Daredevil"
"Abstract: The Art of Design"

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What do you like about "Handmaid's Tale"?
Nothing
Everything
The fight to escape
The parallels to modern society
I haven't seen it yet.

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Which TV show do you wish would just end already?
"Big Bang Theory"
"The Walking Dead"
"Supernatural"
"Orange Is the New Black"

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Which 2019 show are you definitely NOT Watching?
"Roswell, New Mexico"
"The Masked Singer"
"Black Monday"
"Whiskey Cavalier"

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What are you most excited for in TV in 2019?
The new season of "Stranger Things"
The end of "Game of Thrones"
"I Am the Night"
Any new documentaries

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Are you ready for Game of Thrones to end?
No! I love that show too much!
Yes! I want to see who gets the Iron Throne!
Yes, but also sad.
I've never watched that show.

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Which show do you wish they'd bring back?
"Breaking Bad"
"The Shield"
"Desperate Housewives"
"Planet Earth"

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Do you get excited for Shark Week?
Not really
Yes! I love to see the feeding frenzies.
Not at all
Yes, there is always new information.

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What nights do you watch the most TV?
Tuesdays
Thursdays
I binge on Saturday and Sunday.
Every day

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What TV show (old or new) do you recommend to all of your friends?
"The Mentalist"
"Game of Thrones"
"Pretty Little Liars"
Any documentary on the Kennedy assassination

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How do you feel about "Supernatural?"
It's still pretty good.
It was better when it was scary.
I wish they'd just let it end already.
I've never watched that show.

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Do you like "Star Trek: Discovery?"
Yes, it's the best one!
I've never seen it.
It was okay, but kind of boring.
I like the old ones better.

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How would you categorize "The Good Place?"
Comedy
I've never seen it.
Drama
Horror

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Which of these would you consider your favorite actor?
Jonny Lee Miller
Kit Harrington
Sandra Oh
David Attenborough

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