According to the most recent data available, the value of new media reuse of non high-budget SVOD residuals collected by the WGA amounted to nearly 109 million U.S. dollars in 2021, making it the highest-earning TV residuals format. This marks an increase of around 29 percent from the previous year. Foreign free TV and basic cable accounted for the second largest TV residuals category in 2021 at 92.95 million U.S. dollars, down by 5.5 percent compared with 2020.
Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Prime time network
Domestic synd./CW
Foreign free TV & basic cable
Basic cable (non-basic cable programs)
Basic cable for made-for-basic
Pay TV for made-for-pay
Pay TV (for non-pay programs)
Home video
New media reuse (HBSVOD)
New media reuse (non-HBSVOD)
Network late night/weekend day
TV creator royalties
Misc. TV reuse
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Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). (July 5, 2023). Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). "Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). (2023). Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). "Total Value of Television Residuals Received Collected by The Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by Format (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total value of television residuals received collected by the Writers Guild of America from 2016 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402127/tv-residuals-by-format-wga/