B
Evidence Grade B
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39%
39% -- cable viewership change for Cable TV (2025-05)
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Value
39%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025-05
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B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Nielsen
Primary
Tier A
https://www.stateofstreaming.com/articles/streaming-tv-viewership-surpasses-cable-broadcast-2025 ↗
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Streaming TV viewership overtakes cable and broadcast for the first time: Nielsen
Streaming TV viewership overtakes cable and broadcast for the first time: Nielsen
For the first time, Americans are spending more time watching streaming services than broadcast and cable television combined, a historic tipping point for media consumption detailed in Nielsen’s May 2025 “The Gauge” r…
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Nielsen
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Methodology
Nielsen The Gauge comparison May 2021 to May 2025
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39% | |
| 2025-05 (current) | 39% | 0% |
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Cable TV: 39% cable viewership change. Source: Nielsen (2025-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cable-viewership-decline-39
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