In the fall months, some people are likely to have a fall comfort show. A comfort show is something that someone will watch for comfort, or an escape from reality. In the most recent years is when “fall comfort shows” became more popular. CableTv.com surveyed 1,000 Americans in 2023 and showed that 87% of Americans have a comfort show. The main reason why so many individuals have a show that is reassuring to them, is getting the feeling of connecting with the characters in the show. Some people may prefer to watch a comfort show with a partner. Most people that do have a comfort show, tend to watch it when they are feeling stressed and become emotionally attached to the show and characters. Some of the most known ‘Fall Comfort Shows’, according to social media, include Gilmore Girls, Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, and Vampire Diaries. These shows have so many viewers due to the long seasons giving more watch time.
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is one of most popular fall comfort shows of the year. The plot of the show is intriguing and gets the audience to want to binge. Due to the show’s elongated series, the viewers have more content to watch. The show Gilmore Girls originally came out Oct. 5th, 2000. This show has over 500 million hours of watching on the Netflix platform. This show centers around a single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The setting of the show gives a cozy fall aesthetic that expresses a heart-felt mother-daughter relationship. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore are the main focus in Gilmore Girls. The mother- daughter duo goes through many ups and downs creating the dramatic theme of the show. The comforting aspect of the show can be related to the emotional attachment to the characters. Rory Gilmore is a quiet, smart, outgoing teenager that learns a lot from her mother, but she is also seen as a socially awkward person at times throughout the series. Lorelai is an extremely independent woman that gives Rory someone to look up to. The fall season tends to bring in the audience of the show because of the start of school and the weather starting to cool down, making it a perfect show to relax and enjoy.
Grey’s Anatomy
Grey’s Anatomy is a show that gets more popular in the fall season because of the realistic reality the show provides. This show first aired on March 27th, 2005, and currently has 21 seasons. Due to the long seasons the watchers are hooked to the show. This show focuses on the personal and medical professional lives that contain dramatic scenes. The characters face many problems which give viewers something to have a connection to. Some of the main characters are Meredith Grey, the show’s central character, Derek Shepherd, Meredith’s love interest, Christina Yang, Meredith’s best friend, Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey and many others. The show includes some problematic scenes that leave the audience confused and intrigued. The escape from reality that this show brings can be comforting and relieving from someone’s everyday life.
Vampire Diaries
Vampire Diaries is a very popular show to watch during the fall season because of the eerie and dark setting that the show is focused on. Fall of 2009 is when season one of this series premiered, bringing in an audience consisting mostly of young adult viewers. The show consists of a unique story line that has a lot of plot twists and entertaining events. The town of Mystic Falls, Virginia is where the show takes place. Creatures of unimaginable terror sneak around this town as a teenage girl is instantly introduced to two vampire brothers. Stefan and Damon Salvatore, meet Elena Gilbert who has lost both of her parents due to an intense car crash. She soon falls in love with Stefan Salvatore, but she does not know the secrets hidden by him. This show brings unrealistic scenarios that catch the eyes of young adults that find comfort in watching these problematic events and plot twists.
Q&A with GHS
Lillian Napoli 26’ “I don’t really have a fall comfort show in particular, but I like Henry Danger if that counts.”
Sophia Messina 27’ “Gilmore Girls is a fall comfort show for me because the episodes are all fall themed. It makes me happy when I watch it and gives me warm and cozy vibes.”
Maris Gray 28’ “Gimlore Girls is my fall comfort show because it is so cozy and just gives me fall vibes.”
Sarah Saley 26’ “My fall comfort show is vampire diaries. I always find myself going back to this show when the fall season comes around. I chose this one because the mood and lighting of this show reminds me of fall weather. Also with the concept of vampires makes me in the Halloween spirit”
