In 2024, CBS was the leading ad-supported television network in the United States, with an average viewership of **** million, surpassing the viewership number of NBC. The latter recorded **** people watching the TV channel. Spotlight on CBS CBS is among the oldest and most popular commercial broadcast television and radio networks in the United States. Founded in 1927, the company now operates as a subsidiary of Paramount, with all of its original programming available on the Paramount+ streaming platform. A closer look at the network's recent performance reveals that it ranked fourth among the leading television networks among U.S. adults in 2023. CBS reported an average of *** thousand viewers between the ages of 18 to 49 that year and was only outperformed by NBC, Fox, and ABC. So what are audiences watching? Popular television shows According to the latest data, NFL Sunday Night Football was the most watched TV program in the United States during the ********* season. The sports broadcast, which aired on NBC, scored a respective ***** million viewers during that period. The three most popular fictional programs to make it into the top five were "Yellowstone", "NCIS," and "FBI" broadcast on Paramount Network and CBS.

In 2024, NBC had ******* average viewers, making it the leading ad-supported TV network in the United States among adults in the********* demographic group. CBS ranked second, with ******* average viewers, followed by ABC with ******* average viewers. Best performing TV networks in the U.S. among total viewers The extent of NBC’s success in 2023 is even clearer when considering the vast difference between NBC and the networks ranking in third and fourth place among total viewers. Fox had **** million, meaning that NBC had over *********** more average viewers than *** of its close competitors. Interestingly, although Fox ranked fourth among the leading ad supported U.S. networks, only ***** of Fox’s shows secured places in the top ten most watched shows of 2023. Top cable news networks in the U.S. TV shows aside, some of the highest performing cable networks are those which specialize in news. This is where Fox tends to excel, regularly pulling in over *********** primetime viewers each month. Other cable news networks competing with Fox include MSNBC which tends to rank second, followed by CNN.

Comprehensive YouTube channel statistics for Alhayah TV Network, featuring 9,790,000 subscribers and 4,388,640,377 total views. This dataset includes detailed performance metrics such as subscriber growth, video views, engagement rates, and estimated revenue. The channel operates in the Entertainment category and is based in EG. Track 195,133 videos with daily and monthly performance data, including view counts, subscriber changes, and earnings estimates. Analyze growth trends, engagement patterns, and compare performance against similar channels in the same category.

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An average of *** thousand viewers watched A&E in 2023 in the United States. This marked a decline from the number of viewers in the previous year of ** percent. American pay TV network A&E broadcasts shows ranging from reality programming such as "Storage Wars: Northern Treasures," "American Justice," and "Nightwatch" to documentary series like "Biography: WWE Legends." The network's scheduling focuses on reality programs and non-fiction content.

Comprehensive YouTube channel statistics for ART TV Network, featuring 1,170,000 subscribers and 489,544,950 total views. This dataset includes detailed performance metrics such as subscriber growth, video views, engagement rates, and estimated revenue. The channel operates in the Entertainment category and is based in JO. Track 13,956 videos with daily and monthly performance data, including view counts, subscriber changes, and earnings estimates. Analyze growth trends, engagement patterns, and compare performance against similar channels in the same category.

Cable TV news consumption is on the decline. Adults aged between 18 and 34 years old were the least likely to use cable TV networks as a source of news, with a survey held in the United States in August 2022 revealing that 45 percent never did so. Younger consumers preferred social media sites for keeping up to date, and whilst their older peers turned to cable news more frequently, network news was still a more popular daily news source.

Falling cable news ratings

Back in 2017, FOX News, the leading cable news network in the United States, had an average of almost 470 thousand viewers in the primetime demo. With the exception of 2020 where news consumption soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, ratings have fallen consecutively each year, and by 2022, FOX’s average viewer count sank to 341 thousand. CNN and MSNBC saw even greater drops in their audiences, with the latter seeing its ratings fall by more than 2.5 times between 2017 and 2022.

Why the drop in ratings?

Cable and satellite TV is no longer the norm: only adults aged 60 or above express a preference for traditional TV over video streaming services and apps, and among certain age groups the share who preferred the latter was over 70 percent. Indeed, a 2022 survey found that the majority of Gen Z, millennials, and Gen X did not have a cable subscription. The main reason for cutting the cord was price, with over a third of adults saying that cable was simply too expensive.

Comprehensive YouTube channel statistics for Reporter TV , featuring 357,000 subscribers and 203,039,634 total views. This dataset includes detailed performance metrics such as subscriber growth, video views, engagement rates, and estimated revenue. The channel operates in the News-&-Politics category and is based in IN. Track 33,439 videos with daily and monthly performance data, including view counts, subscriber changes, and earnings estimates. Analyze growth trends, engagement patterns, and compare performance against similar channels in the same category.

The World Series television ratings dataset contains data on the number of people who watched the World Series, a yearly baseball championship series, on television. This dataset can be used to analyze the popularity and reach of the World Series. It may be of interest to researchers, advertisers, and television networks seeking to understand the popularity and reach of major sporting events.

Tabular data includes:

• year
• network
• average_audience
• game_1_audience
• game_2_audience
• game_3_audience
• game_4_audience
• game_5_audience
• game_6_audience
• game_7_audience
• total_games_played
• winning_team
• losing_team
• losing_team_wins

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According to data gathered in late 2024, ** percent of adults aged 65 years or over watched news on TV at least sometimes, more than double the share of adults under ** who did the same. Older news consumers were more likely to turn to print and TV than their younger counterparts, although also increased their news consumption via podcasts.

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What are the most-watched news networks? In November 2023, Fox News was the most watched cable news network in the United States and continues to do well in terms of its primetime audience, with **** million primetime viewers in that period. Fox News viewers in the 25-54 demographic amounted to *** thousand, whilst MSNBC had just *** thousand. When looking at Fox News viewers compared to CNN, the overall average number of primetime viewers was notably different. CNN has been losing viewers in recent years, although during the coronavirus outbreak, tended to pull in a larger audience than usual. Which cable news channel has the most viewers in prime time? Performing well during the mid-evening prime time slot on cable television is the goal of any network that takes its ratings seriously.Cable news networks like Fox, CNN, and MSNBC are engaged in a monthly battle to hit the top spot during primetime and grab the highest cable news ratings during those precious evening hours. Fox News ratings during primetime are generally higher than its two direct competitors, and was the top channel for watching the State of the Union Address in 2020. What is prime time TV? Primetime television is the time at which the audience peaks, and in the United States usually takes place between 8pm and 11pm. TV networks show their most sought after or successful programs during this time, and this slot is where advertisers like to spend their money in order to maximize the number of viewers who will see their products. In fact, many of the most-watched news shows like Hannity or The Rachel Maddow Show which debate news coverage from a particular point of view, draw in massive audiences each month, ultimately contributing to the overall ratings of the network they belong to.

Comprehensive YouTube channel statistics for Channels Television, featuring 3,720,000 subscribers and 1,681,107,245 total views. This dataset includes detailed performance metrics such as subscriber growth, video views, engagement rates, and estimated revenue. The channel operates in the News-&-Politics category and is based in NG. Track 240,792 videos with daily and monthly performance data, including view counts, subscriber changes, and earnings estimates. Analyze growth trends, engagement patterns, and compare performance against similar channels in the same category.

In 2024, TV consumption in the United States was highest among African Americans and Black people, who watched an average of **** hours of TV each day. At the same time, the viewing time dropped among Asian Americans to under *** hours TV and streaming engagement among racial groups As of mid 2022, The U.S. population still spent most of their time watching TV and streaming content on traditional media, such as cable and broadcast. Roughly ** percent of their viewing time was allocated to streaming. It was also observed that Hispanics were more likely to use online video platforms than any other ethnic group, with a viewing time share of over ** percent. By contrast, using streaming services accounted for around ****third of the total viewing time among white and Asian consumers. Traditional TV vs. digital video The way consumers watch TV shows and movies has changed significantly. A forecast showed that traditional TV consumption among Americans will continue to steadily decline in the upcoming years. Meanwhile, with an increasing number of consumers adopting streaming and social videos, digital video soars, outpacing TV viewing time by the end of 2023.

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