In 2021, the most watched cable TV genre was political news and opinion in the United States, with a share of over 83 precent of the total cable TV programming. This marks a sharp increase from 2016. While reality followed as the second most watched cable genre in 2016, live sport events came second 2021.
Distribution of watching cable TV programming in the United States in 2016 and 2021, by genre
January 1 to December 31, 2016; January 1 to November 30, 2021
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top 5,000 cable programs; conducted among total audience watching live or within same day of airing for cable original programming (no reruns) airing in total day
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