As of 2021, the majority of internet users in the United States watched national TV channels via cable or satellite, apart from people who said they did not watch any of those TV channels. Further arond six percent of respondents stated to use connected TV or satellite to watch. Only 3.1 percent of the viewers watched the channels via mobile or desktop streaming, making these the least used devices.
Distribution of internet users watching national TV channels in the United States as of September 2021, by platform
Original question: "How do you watch the national network TV channels (i.e. NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX) and their affiliated local TV station news & other programming? (i.e. ABC7, CBS2, NBC4, etc.)"
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nScreenMedia. (October 4, 2021). Distribution of internet users watching national TV channels in the United States as of September 2021, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270766/internet-users-watching-national-tv-distribution-us/
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nScreenMedia. (2021). Distribution of internet users watching national TV channels in the United States as of September 2021, by platform . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270766/internet-users-watching-national-tv-distribution-us/
nScreenMedia. "Distribution of Internet Users Watching National Tv Channels in The United States as of September 2021, by Platform ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270766/internet-users-watching-national-tv-distribution-us/
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