The holiday season brought big gifts to several streaming platforms, with YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video all hitting or tying their best mark ever in Nielsen's monthly snapshot of TV use. The ratings service's December Gauge rankings - which,

Streaming leveled up again in December, according to Nielsen's monthly Gauge report, rising 9% to capture 43% of all TV viewing.

Netflix gained market share in December over broadcast and cable television. How "Squid Game" and NFL games helped tie a company record.

NEW YORK —Heavy viewing during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in the November 25 to December 29 2024 period covered by the December report of Nielsen’s The Gauge, helped increase overall TV viewing by 4% compared to the November report. That also boosted YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video to record viewing levels.

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