Film & TV · Facts & sources
5 sourced facts about television channels, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer119.6 million
Nielsen's household count is the base used to estimate how many homes are watching any given show.
Source: Nielsen ratings (via Wikipedia) (2018) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 55.3 million
Cable subscriber counts have slid for years as viewers shift to streaming.
Source: Wikipedia: Cable television in the United States (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Answer4 hours 32 minutes
Live TV viewing was already declining, but it was still a major daily habit a decade ago.
Source: Nielsen ratings (via Wikipedia) (2014) en.wikipedia.org
Answer61%
Younger viewers moved to streaming far faster than the overall population.
Source: Wikipedia: Television (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answer22 million
Comcast was one of the largest cable providers in the country at the time.
Source: Wikipedia: Television in the United States (2014) en.wikipedia.org