Success?

#DaisyJonesAndTheSix drew just 4 million views in the US over its first 90 days.

Wouldn’t have come close to a US streaming bonus (were it released in 2024).

Last comparable numbers I have are from July, 2023.

Total day avg. viewership:

YouTube 5.1 million

ABC 2.0m
CBS 1.9m
NBC 1.6m

YouTube share has grown a bit, and broadcast declined a bit since then.

The media is still just barely covering how much YouTube (classic, not YouTubeTV) is viewed on TVs in the US, and how fast it's gaining share.

I'd wager YouTube viewing on TVs is close to that of the top 3 broadcast networks *combined*.

Notable:

Broadcast & cable share losses and streaming gains a bit greater than recent trend.

YouTube continues faster growth than the rest.

Paid: Netflix, Peacock, Max grow, while Hulu, Amazon, Disney+ decline.

Free: Tubi, Roku grow, PlutoTV flat.

Show obviously cancelled, and widely reported as so.

Deadline, ever the lapdog, sticks to “Five months was always the plan”.

Coincidentally(?) #TheRookie was renewed on the third Monday in April last year.

Unsurprising.

Flavor-of-the-month desperation that gets headlines, but is unlikely to budge the needle on low Disney+ usage.

My friendly source tells me there’s been a Nielsen measurement glitch that kept some linear TV shows from being properly measured on streaming. Correct numbers are coming no later than the measurement week of 4/7.

Prepare for more shows to “explode” in streaming.

Week 31: #TheEqualizer Is Likely To Be Renewed

#ReaperWeek begins in just 3 weeks!

tvgrimreaper.substack.com/p/week-31-the-…

Is my show / movie getting a streaming bonus💰?

New this week:
#Manhunt
#IrishWish

It's been almost 11 months since the last new episode of #TedLasso , and it's still #2 for Apple TV+.

Nobody's watching their new shows at all.

Why isn't #TayorSwiftErasTour in the list below?

Nielsen didn't have it coded as a Disney+ original (which it wasn't). It did 677 million minutes for the week below.

Netflix Originals (Shows & Movies), Nielsen top 10, US viewing via smart TVs & TV connected devices, week ending 3/17/24

Comp: A single 1 hr episode watched by 1 million people = 60 million minutes

Hulu Originals (Shows & Movies), Nielsen top 10, US viewing via smart TVs & TV connected devices, week ending 3/17/24

Comp: A single 1 hr episode watched by 1 million people = 60 million minutes

Disney+ Originals (Shows & Movies), Nielsen top 10, US viewing via smart TVs & TV connected devices, week ending 3/17/24

Comp: A single 1 hr episode watched by 1 million people = 60 million minutes

Apple TV+ Originals (Shows & Movies), Nielsen top 10, US viewing via smart TVs & TV connected devices, week ending 3/17/24

Comp: A single 1 hr episode watched by 1 million people = 60 million minutes

Amazon Prime Video Originals (Shows & Movies), Nielsen top 10, US viewing via smart TVs & TV connected devices, week ending 3/17/24

Comp: A single 1 hr episode watched by 1 million people = 60 million minutes

I’m traveling, so the SVOD top 10s by service, and “Is my show getting a streaming bonus?” tweets will be delayed until Sunday.