The TVision Signal - March 5, 2024

Our Special Monthly Look at CTV Content & Viewer Trends

March 6, 2024

Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the TVision Signal Report. Think of it as an extended edition of our weekly TVision Power Score. In addition to sharing insight into the shows that are performing best across streaming apps, we're taking a deeper dive into the viewer and content trends shaping the future of the CTV landscape. Want to find out which programs and apps are drawing in audiences and keeping them engaged? Or how the rise of streaming has impacted linear TV viewing? Keep reading to find out!

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Top 20 CTV Shows of the Week

First let's examine the shows and movies that are ranking highest according to our signature TVision Power Score. Here are the shows that topped the Power Score list between February 26 and March 3, 2024 thanks to their ability to both attract viewers and hold their attention throughout the show.

The TVision Power Score

Ranking the Top CTV Shows for 2/26- 3/3/2024

Rank Title Platform
1 Shōgun (S1) Hulu
2 Masters of the Air (S1) AppleTV+
3 Constellation (S1) AppleTV+
4 Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (S11) Max
5 Avatar The Last Airbender (S1) Netflix
6 The New Look (S1) AppleTV+
7 Love Is Blind (S6) Amazon
8 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (S1) Hulu
9 Death and Other Details (S1) Max
10 The Tourist (S1) Max
11 Curb Your Enthusiasm (S12) Amazon
12 Bosch: Legacy (S2) Freevee
13 The Traitors (S2) Multiple
14 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S1) Peacock
15 Couple to Throuple (S1) Hulu
16 The Bear (S1) Hulu
17 The Bear (S2) Amazon
18 Expats (S1) Netflix
19 One Day (S1) Netflix
20 Can I Tell You A Secret? (S1) Highcharts.com

Source: TVision Total View

Shogun, the Hulu drama set in 1600 in Japan premiered at the top of the TVision Power Score rankings for the week of February 26 - March 3, 2024. The first two episodes of the series dropped on February 27.

Top 20 CTV Movies of February 2024

Want to know which of this year’s movies are best engaging viewers across all apps? Here are the movies that topped the Power Score list in February 2024.

The TVision Power Score

Ranking the Top CTV Movies for February 2024

Rank Title Platform
1 Players Netflix
2 Mea Culpa Netflix
3 They Called Him Mostly Harmless Netflix
4 Orion and the Dark Amazon
5 This Is Me...Now Disney+
6 Moana Max
7 Dune Hulu
8 Suncoast Netflix
9 Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out Disney+
10 Encanto Disney+
11 Turning Red Netflix
12 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Max
13 Tom & Jerry Netflix
14 Lift AppleTV
15 The Family Plan Disney+
16 Frozen Paramount+
17 PAW Patrol: The Movie Disney+
18 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Amazon
19 Bottoms Highcharts.com

Source: TVision Total View

At the top of TVision's Power Score for CTV Movies in February 2024 is the Damon Wayans romantic comedy "Players" on Netflix.

Netflix and Disney+ both had five shows make the CTV Movie Power Score for this month.

Viewers Watch Both Linear and CTV

The percent of households only viewing CTV increased in February, and those only viewing broadcast decreased, compared to January. Still, the vast majority of households watch both.

How Americans Watch TV

Type Percentage
Broadcast Only 24.8%
Mix of TV Viewing 58.6%
CTV Apps Only 16.7%

Apps with Ad-Supported Options Gain Share

Data from TVision Total View shows that the largest category of apps - those that offer both ad and ad-free options, such as Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ - continues to gain share.

Share of Time Spent by App Type

App Type Share
Hybrid SVOD/AVOD 49.3%
AVOD 21.5%
dMVPD 11.8%
FAST 8.0%
SVOD 4.8%
Other 3.2%

The Apps On America’s TVs

The top five apps in February 2024 for Household Reach are Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Max. These are the same five apps, in the same order from January 2024.

Top CTV Apps by Household Reach (February 2024)

Rank App Household Reach Percentage
1 Netflix 58.7%
2 YouTube 52.1%
3 Hulu 36.7%
4 Amazon Prime Video 28.2%
5 Max 24.3%
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The CTV Content Types Engaging Viewers

Like last month, viewers spent 85% of their time watching episodic TV rather than movies. And viewers once again favored older content over newer releases in February, as can be expected given the massive content libraries apps are building out.

Shows vs. Movies

Type Percentage
Shows 85%
Movies 15%

Binged Shows vs. Weekly Release

Type Percentage
Binge Release 86%
Weekly Release 14%

Original vs. Syndicated Content

Type Percentage
Original 59%
Syndicated 41%

New Shows vs. Older Shows

Type Percentage
New Shows 15%
Older Shows 85%

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Methodology & Metrics

TVision measures Viewer Presence and Attention for every second of programming and advertising on television. Every time a person walks into the room, our technology detects who the viewer is, where they are in the room, and what their eyes are looking at. We do all this without personally identifying individual users, and without transmitting any images or videos. TVision’s data is collected from an opt-in panel of 5,000 homes across the United States and weighted to represent the country. All demographic data is self-reported by the respondents. Linear and CTV ad impressions data in this report is from May 1 – May 31, 2023 or May 29 – June 4, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

About the TVision Power Score

The TVision Power Score is a completely new ranking designed to factor in both viewership and engagement when measuring the performance of CTV programming. The Power Score is based on the industry’s most comprehensive view of the CTV landscape - TVision measures activity across over 1,000 apps - and enables an accurate understanding of the relative performance of CTV content across any app. This new way to understand show performance will enable industry watchers to more quickly identify trending content and CTV’s hottest programming and even uncover hidden gems distributed through smaller apps.

TVision Metrics

TVision Power Score: TVision's Power Score represents how engaged audiences are for any given program. Our formula looks at (Attentive seconds / Seconds Available) x (Program Reach per Season / Publisher Reach).

Share of Time Spent: Compares the distribution of time spent viewing the app or program relative to the selected variable.

Binge Release: Model in which multiple episodes in a season are released at the same time

Weekly Release: Model in which shows release one new episode in a season at a time over the course of several weeks

New Shows: Show has aired new episodes within the last 30 days Older Shows: Shows has not aired new episodes in the last 30 days

Original Content: Programs that are exclusive to a single platform

Syndicated Content/Streaming Library Content: Programs that airs on multiple CTV platforms or have their entire suite of content available.