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REPORT: Streaming accounted for 41.4% of TV viewing in July

YouTube is the first streaming platform to surpass 10% of total TV usage in Nielsen's The Gauge.
August 21, 2024

July was another strong month for streaming, according to the newest edition of The Gauge—Nielsen’s monthly breakdown of TV viewing trends in the US—published on August 20.

YouTube hit a new record by becoming the first streamer measured by The Gauge to cross 10% of total TV usage. The platform had already been hovering near this double-digit milestone in previous Gauge reports, reaching 9.9% in June.

Overall, streaming captured a 41.4% share of all TV viewing for the month— the “most dominant performance by a single viewing category ever,” Nielsen noted. Cable (26.7%) finished at second, seeing no big shift from June, while broadcast (20.3%) saw a slight increase, likely buoyed by the Olympics near the end of the month.

When it comes to the top-performing streaming shows, Bluey (pictured, Disney+) emerged as the biggest kids title, generating 4.3 billion viewing minutes in July. The Mouse House’s flagship streamer saw a 9.2% uptick in usage, with a platform-best 2.1% share of the TV pie. And Peacock saw the biggest monthly usage increase (33%) in July across all streamers—in large part because of its Olympic programming—followed by Prime Video (12% increase) and The Roku Channel (10% increase).

Total TV usage for July saw a 3.5% year-over-year increase and a 2.3% uptick compared to June. 

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