The majority of viewers in the United States considered one hour to be the ideal length for a TV show, according to 42 percent of respondents to a survey conducted in November 2022. Another 25 percent of respondents chose 30 minutes as their preferred length. The data of the source did not show much deviation based on gender, as 42 percent of male respondents and 43 percent of female respondents opted for a length of one hour, while 27 percent of male respondents and 24 percent of female respondents opted for 30 minutes.
Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender
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Morning Consult. (November 8, 2022). Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/
Morning Consult. "Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender." Chart. November 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/
Morning Consult. (2022). Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/
Morning Consult. "Ideal Length for a Tv Show According to The Public in The United States in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/
Morning Consult, Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Ideal length for a TV show according to the public in the United States in 2022, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, November 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358445/ideal-length-tv-show-united-states-gender/
