The Simpsons are UK’s favourite TV family with Trotters second
The UK’s favourite TV family revealed: The Simpsons top the list with a third of Britons loving the US relatives – pushing the Trotters from Only Fools and Horses into second place
- The Simpsons has been crowned the UK’s favourite TV family in a new survey
- Comes just ahead of the Trotters from classic show Only Fools And Horses
- British families watch 18 hours of TV a week – four more than before lockdown
By Jessica Green For Mailonline
Published: 12:03 EDT, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 14:16 EDT, 8 July 2020
The Simpsons have been crowned the UK’s favourite family on TV, a new survey has revealed – pushing the Trotters from Only Fools and Horses into second place.
A third of Britons named the dysfunctional American family from Springfield, created by Matt Groening in the late 1980s, as their most-loved on the box.
The study, by Freeview, also found that people in the UK are now sitting together to watch 18 hours of TV a week – four hours more than before lockdown.
While classic cartoons like The Addams Family and The Flintstones made the list, placing joint third, TV personalities also featured in the top ten – with Gogglebox stars the Moffatts and the Malones coming in at eight and ninth place, respectively.
Here, FEMAIL reveals a run down of the top ten TV families voted for by a survey of 2,000 British people…
1. The Simpsons
The Simpsons (pictured) was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and began in 1987 as a cartoon short for English comedian Tracey Ullmann’s sketch show on the Fox Broadcasting Company. Episodes of the yellow-skinned family’s antics began airing regularly in January 1990. The show follows Homer and his wife Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa and Maggie and is a satirical depiction of their working-class life. It is the longest-running animated television series in US history and has been broadcast all over the word
2. The Trotters (Only Fools and Horses)
The Trotters were the main family featuring on comedy classic Only Fools and Horses – which aired across seven series from 8 September 1981 until 25 December 2003. The Trotters hailed from Peckham in South East London and included Derek ‘Del Boy’ and younger brother Rodney (pictured left with Del Boy centre and Uncle Albert). They were the proud owners of Trotters Independent Traders, selling mostly knock-off items. They lived in a flat in Nelson Mandela House with their Grandad before Uncle Albert took his place in later years
3. The Royle Family
The Royle family was a show centred on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family (above), the Royles, comprising dad Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), his wife Barbara (Sue Johnston), their daughter Denise (Caroline Aherne), their son Antony (Ralf Little) and Denise’s fiancé (later husband) David (Craig Cash). It aired from 14 September 1998 until 25 December 2012
4. The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938. Several movies and TV shows have been created about the family, which includes husband and wife Gomez and Morticia (pictured together centre), their children Wednesday (seen centre left) and Pugsley (right), as well as close family members Uncle Fester (centre right) and Grandmama (left) and their butler Lurch (top)
5. The Flintstones
The Flintstones family was the first animated series to hold a prime time slot on television, airing between 1960 and 1966. Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their neighbors, Barney and Betty Rubble, lived in Bedrock during 10,000 B.C. Their kids Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm joined the cast in the third and fourth seasons, respectively
6. The Griffins (Family Guy)
Family Guy’s well-known loved ones are The Griffins – which consist of married couple Peter and Lois (pictured together right) and their three children Meg, Chris, and Stewie, their talking dog Brian. The American cartoon launched in 1999 and is still popular today
7. The Shipmans (Gavin and Stacey)
Gavin and Stacey’s the Shipmans are an Essex-based family made up of gossiping mother Pam, her doting partner Mick and their son Gavin, who spends most of his time with his best friend, Smithy. The show centres on Gavin finding romance with Stacey (pictured together), from Barry, South Wales, and demonstrating the hilarious differences between their two families. The programme had three seasons from 2007 to 2010, as well as some specials aired later on
8. The Moffatts (Gogglebox)
While most TV families on the list are cartoons or comedies, some reality stars have made the list, including I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner Scarlett Moffatt and her parents (pictured together during their time on the show, prior to their exit in 2017) Betty and Mark. The three of them appeared on Channel 4’s Gogglebox, which saw everyday people watch popular TV shows and record their reactions. It first aired in 2013
9. The Malones (Gogglebox)
And it wasn’t just the Moffatts appearing popular from Gogglebox, with the Malone family (above) also making the list. The Manchester-based household is made up of mother Julie, father Tom Senior, and sons Tom Jr and Shaun. They joined Gogglebox for the fourth series back in 2014 and have been regulars ever since. They are known for always having a bowl full of snacks in front of them, but seemingly never eating any
10. The Goodmans (Friday Night Dinner)
Friday Night Dinner is focused on the regular evening meal experience of the middle-class British Goodman family (pictured) every week. The family consists of mother Jackie Goodman (played by Tamsin Greig), father Martin (Paul Ritter), elder son and musician Adam (Simon Bird), and younger son and estate agent Jonny (Tom Rosenthal). The first episode aired on 25 February 2011 on Channel 4
THE NATION’S TOP TWENTY FAVOURITE TV FAMILIES
1. The Simpsons – voted by 34 per cent of people surveyed
2. The Trotters (Only Fools and Horses) – 28 per cent
3. The Royle Family – 22 per cent
4. The Addams Family – 22 per cent
5. The Flintstones – 22 per cent
6. The Griffins (Family Guy) – 20 per cent
7. The Shipmans (Gavin and Stacey) – 18 per cent
8. The Moffats (Googlebox) – 16 per cent
9. The Malones (Gogglebox) – 15 per cent
10. The Goodmans (Friday Night Dinner) – 15 per cent
11. The Starks (Marvel) – 14 per cent
12. The Siddiquis (Gogglebox) – 14 per cent
13. The Khans (Citizen Khan) – 14 per cent
14. The Wests (Gavin and Stacey) – 13 per cent
15. The Kardashians – 13 per cent
16. The Osbournes – 12 per cent
17. Ellie and Izzi Warner (Gogglebox) – 11 per cent
18. The Goldbergs (US sitcom) – 11 per cent
19. The Platt’s (Coronation Street) – 11 percent
20. The Harper’s (My Family) – 11 per cen
