When the TV show Neighbours ended, surveyed fans experienced strong grief, loss, and sometimes a lack of closure - implying that strong "parasocial" relationships link TV viewers and favorite shows

When the TV show Neighbours ended, surveyed fans experienced strong grief, loss, and sometimes a lack of closure - implying that strong "parasocial" relationships link TV viewers and favorite shows

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0302160

Article Title: When TV neighbours become good friends: Understanding Neighbours fans’ feelings of grief and loss at the end of the series

Author Countries: Australia

Funding: The author received no specific funding for this work.