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44.2%

44.2% -- tv viewing share for Traditional linear TV (cable and broadcast, US) (2025-05)

2025-05  · Nielsen

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44.2%
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Percentage
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2025-05
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Traditional linear TV (cable and broadcast, US)
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75
Source Trust
60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Nielsen Primary Tier B
https://www.stateofstreaming.com/articles/streaming-tv-viewership-surpasses-cable-broadcast-2025 ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025-05 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
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 The Gauge report, May 2025

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Traditional linear TV (cable and broadcast, US): 44.2% tv viewing share. Source: Nielsen (2025-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/linear-tv-usage-share-44-2-2025
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