hate-watch
verb [with object] informal
Watch (a television programme) for the sake of the enjoyment one derives from mocking or criticizing it: I hate-watched every single episode (as noun hate-watching) it was the year that hate-watching became our national pastime...
- While some hate-watch, others watch for the fairy tale, no matter how contrived or how damaging it is.
- When it comes to shows people love to hate-watch, the news drama has become this season's must-see, only four episodes in.
- That's also why I don't recap every episode of every show I like or hate-watch: I don't write unless I have something to say.
Derivatives
hate-watcher
- Any hate-watcher over the last few episodes should be crestfallen - the show has finally found its stride.
- The show's legion of hate-watchers will likely be quick to point out that we probably could have picked up on the basics of that message without having it spelled out for us.
- It has just the right amount of preposterous dialogue and clunky transitions to draw potential hate-watchers too.