This statistic shows a genre breakdown of primetime TV viewership in the United States in 2011/2012. Sitcoms accounted for 11 percent of total primetime viewership between September 2011 and January 2012. A season earlier, reality TV took the largest share of primetime TV programming.
Share of primetime TV viewing time in the United States in 2016, by platform
This statistic shows a genre breakdown of primetime TV viewership in the United States in 2011/2012. Sitcoms accounted for 11 percent of total primetime viewership between September 2011 and January 2012. A season earlier, reality TV took the largest share of primetime TV programming.
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| Share of time spent | |
|---|---|
| Live TV | 74.7% |
| DVR | 24.6% |
| VOD | 0.8% |
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