BBC confirms - younger generation prefers Planet Earth to X-Factor

BBC has confirmed that the number of young people who watch Planet Earth is more than The X Factor singing show. It has indicated that the first three episodes of Planet Earth II have had more viewers in the 16 to 34 bracket than the reality television singing show.
This would imply that today's young people are attracted to beautiful, high-definition shots of nature as compared to a glitzy reality television show.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 2 December 2016.

As David Attenborough explains - the incredible popularity of the series can be attributed to factors like proximity to the animals that has been brought about by the latest technology. It reveals the struggles many of them have to endure to survive. Moreover, the scale and power of the landscape is more vivid when seen in extraordinary ultra-high definition.
It seems the TV show Planet Earth II is attracting a larger than normal number of younger viewers in the 16- to 35-year bracket against The X Factor. The accompanying music of Hans Zimmer has, apparently, struck a chord with the young. The show is not about delivering animals into our homes but transporting us into theirs. It shows just how wonderful those habitats are and, simultaneously, underlines the need of protecting them. It is all about carrying forward the environment legacy.


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