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Nielsen Gauge October: Broadcast Dramas Threw in a Plot Twist

By November 24, 2022December 1st, 2022No Comments

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Two big questions re: how we watch video:
1) Did the arrival of the fall season increase broadcast’s share of total TV?
2) Which streaming services account for the highest share of total TV?

Big question #1: Did the arrival of the fall season increase broadcast’s share of total TV?

Quick answer: Yes.  Broadcast grew its share to 26%, the highest since February 2022.

Share of total TV time according to Nielsen:
1) Streaming – 37%
2)
 Cable – 33%
3) Broadcast – 26%
4) Other – 4%

Streaming share of total TV time (YoY growth):
1) 2019-Q4 – 19%
2) 2022-Oct – 37% ( 96%)

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YoY change in total TV time:
1) Streaming –  31%
2) Broadcast –  8%
3) Cable –  11%

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YoY growth rate for streaming:
1) May –  23%
2) June –  25%
3) July –  24%
4) August –  25%
5) September –  33%
6) October –  31%

Big question #2: Which streaming services account for the highest share of total TV?

Share of total TV time (streaming only):
1) YouTube – 9%
2) Netflix – 7%
3) Hulu – 4%
4) Amazon Prime – 3%
5) Disney+ – 2%
6) HBO Max – 1%
7) PlutoTV – 1%
8) Other – 11%

YoY growth rate for streaming:
1) YouTube –  47%
1) Disney+ –  43%
2) Amazon Prime –  33%
4) Hulu –  25%
5) Netflix –  6%

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Michael Beach

Michael Beach is the Chief Executive Officer of Cross Screen Media, a media analytics and software company that enables marketers to plan, activate, and measure CTV and linear TV at the local level. Michael is also the founder and editor of State of the Screens, a weekly newsletter focused on video advertising that is a must-read for thought leaders in the advertising industry. He has appeared in such publications as PBS Frontline, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Axios, CNBC and Bloomberg, and on NPR’s Planet Money podcast.