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Distribution of primetime TV viewership in the U.S. 2016
Share of primetime TV viewing time in the United States in 2016, by platform

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Share of time spent | |
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Live TV | 74.7% |
DVR | 24.6% |
VOD | 0.8% |
Share of time spent | |
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Live TV | 74.7% |
DVR | 24.6% |
VOD | 0.8% |
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Statistics on "Television consumption in France "
- Overview
- Number of TV households in France from 2008 to 2017(in million households)Number of TV households in France 2008-2017
- Household penetration of television reception in France from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2017, by broadcasting technologyTV penetration in France 2015-2017, by broadcasting technology
- Average television viewing time per day in France from 2005 to 2017 (in hours and minutes)Average daily television viewing time in France 2005-2017
- Average time spent watching television daily in European countries in 2016 and 2017 (in minutes)Daily television viewing time in European countries 2016-2017
- Share of respondents who watch TV on a TV set every day or almost every day in the EU 28 countries in 2017*Daily television usage penetration in European countries 2017
- TV advertising expenditure in France from 2009 to 2018 (in million euros)TV advertising expenditure in France 2009-2018
- European countries with the highest television advertising expenditure in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Television advertising expenditure in European countries 2016
- Television channels and programs
- Audience distribution among the leading television channels in France in 2017Audience share of the leading TV channels in France 2017
- Number of television channels available and established in France as of December 2017, by genreTV channels available in France 2017 by genre
- Number of television channels available and established in France as of December 2017, by transmission typeTV channels available in France 2017, by transmission type
- Most popular television shows based on audience demand in France in May 2017 (in million average demand expressions)Most in-demand television shows in France 2017
- Most popular digital original television shows based on audience demand in France in April 2018 (in million average demand expressions)Most in-demand digital original shows in France 2018
- Online TV
- Share of respondents who watched TV via the internet every day or almost every day in the European Union (EU 28) in 2017Daily online TV viewing penetration in European countries 2017
- Breakdown of online television consumption in France from 2011 to 2017, by genreDistribution of online television consumption in France 2011-2017, by genre
- Breakdown of online television consumption in France from 2011 to 2017, by electronic device usedDistribution of online TV consumption in France 2011-2017, by device used
- Penetration of online catch-up television consumption among men and women in France from 2011 to 2017Online catch-up TV penetration among men and women in France 2011-2017
- Catch-up TV
- Penetration of catch-up television viewing in France from June 2011 to December 2017*Catch-up TV penetration in France 2011-2017
- Usage penetration of catch-up television in France from January 2011 to January 2018, by device usedReplay TV usage penetration in France 2011-2018, by device
- Number of catch-up TV videos watched monthly in France from March 2015 to September 2017 (in million of video views)Volume of online catch-up TV consumption monthly in France 2015-2017
- Usage frequency distribution of catch-up television in France from December 2011 to January 2018Breakdown of replay TV usage frequency in France 2011-2018
- Volume of catch-up TV video available monthly in France from 2011 to 2017 (in hours)*Volume of replay TV video available in France 2011-2017
- Number of catch-up TV videos available online monthly in France from 2011 to 2017*Volume of replay TV videos available online in France 2011-2017
- Breakdown of catch-up TV volume available online in France from December 2011 to January 2018, by video genreReplay TV volume online in France 2011-2018, by video genre
- Breakdown of catch-up TV hours available online in France from December 2011 to January 2018, by channel*Replay TV volume online in France 2011-2018, by television channel
- Video on demand
- Ranking of video on demand platforms in France in September 2017, based on usage penetrationRanking of most used video on demand services in France 2017
- Most popular video streaming services based on audience demand in France in 2017 (in million demand expressions)Most in-demand video streaming services in France 2017
- Consumer spending on TV video on demand in France from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)TV VOD: consumer spending in France 2008-2017
- Number of on-demand audiovisual services in France as of December 2017, by typeOn-demand audiovisual services in France 2017, by type
- Number of video on-demand services in France as of December 2017, by genre Video on-demand services in France 2017, by genre
- TV viewers
- What kind of media have you used in the past 4 weeks?Media usage in France 2017
- Could you be happy without television?Share of young people who could be happy without television in France 2017, by age
- Share of respondents who tended to trust in television in the European Union (EU 28) countries in 2017Trust in television in Europe 2017, by country
- Digital original television show genres ranked by audience demand in France during week ending Dec 31, 2017 (in million demand expressions)Most popular digital original television show genres in France 2017
- Most common offline methods of discovering TV shows in France in 2017 Most common offline methods of finding TV shows in France 2017
- Most common online methods of discovering TV shows in France in 2017 Most common online methods of finding TV shows in France 2017
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- Most popular television shows based on audience demand in France in May 2017 (in million average demand expressions)
- Most popular digital original television shows based on audience demand in France in April 2018 (in million average demand expressions)
- Share of respondents who watched TV via the internet every day or almost every day in the European Union (EU 28) in 2017
- Breakdown of online television consumption in France from 2011 to 2017, by genre
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- Usage penetration of catch-up television in France from January 2011 to January 2018, by device used
- Number of catch-up TV videos watched monthly in France from March 2015 to September 2017 (in million of video views)
- Usage frequency distribution of catch-up television in France from December 2011 to January 2018
- Volume of catch-up TV video available monthly in France from 2011 to 2017 (in hours)*
- Number of catch-up TV videos available online monthly in France from 2011 to 2017*
- Breakdown of catch-up TV volume available online in France from December 2011 to January 2018, by video genre
- Breakdown of catch-up TV hours available online in France from December 2011 to January 2018, by channel*
- Ranking of video on demand platforms in France in September 2017, based on usage penetration
- Most popular video streaming services based on audience demand in France in 2017 (in million demand expressions)
- Consumer spending on TV video on demand in France from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)
- Number of on-demand audiovisual services in France as of December 2017, by type
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