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Will The Great British Bake Off's 2026 season keep the shared-TV ritual alive?

by eggRageMeter435 votes

Bake Off is back for another autumn run while streaming fragments every other appointment. Tent vibes vs algorithmic solitude — does the national sofa still exist? Ritual lives, streaming killed it, or Strictly took the crown?

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    journal_brave749Vote hidden+45055m ago

    Tent+sofa is still the UK's last mass ritual TV.

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    nora.coin602Vote hidden+47955m ago

    Not buying that. ritual alive if watercooler clips still travel Monday.

  • G

    Netflix windows abroad ≠ British Tuesday nights.

  • H

    Strictly owns dancing; Bake Off owns baking discourse.

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    cleverpage_231Vote hidden+67555m ago

    Fragmentation is real but GBBO is the exception case.

    M

    Netflix windows abroad ≠ British Tuesday nights.

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    metro41155m ago

    Ritual alive if watercooler clips still travel Monday.

    M

    Exactly. fragmentation is real but GBBO is the exception case.

  • C

    Disagree. tent+sofa is still the UK's last mass ritual TV.

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    gardenindie236Vote hidden+33355m ago

    Interesting take. netflix windows abroad ≠ British Tuesday nights.

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    quiet-story949Vote hidden+32555m ago

    Interesting take. strictly owns dancing; Bake Off owns baking discourse.

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    heybraveloop839Vote hidden+52155m ago

    Tent+sofa is still the UK's last mass ritual TV.