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# 2019 Smart TV Trends: Sports, News and ‘Friends’ Rule for Live Viewing
- URL: https://tvrev2beta2.ghost.io/2019-smart-tv-trends-sports-news-and-friends-rule-for-live-viewing/
- Published: 2020-01-11T12:53:35.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-11T12:53:35.000Z
- Author: Eleanor Semeraro
- Tags: Inscape, #sqs, #Import 2026-09-03 20:26, Data

According to [Inscape](http://inscape.tv/?ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io), the TV data company with glass-level insights from millions of smart TVs, much of the 43 trillion seconds of TV viewing they measured in 2019 came from sports and news-related content. 

The top program, by number of seconds watched, was NFL football, accounting for 5.1% of all TV viewing, followed by college football (2.5%) and *SportsCenter* (1.8%). The top ten most-watched programs of the year made up about 17% of all viewing. 

Although sports is king for live TV, when it comes to time-shifted or on demand viewing, the top ten lists change a bit. *Live PD* was the most-watched program for DVR and VOD viewing, while *Grey’s Anatomy* was No. 1 for OTT. *Friends* was the only non-sports, non-news program to make the top ten list of live-viewed shows. [Deadline's Dade Hayes commented](https://deadline.com/2020/01/live-pd-friends-top-list-2019-viewing-dvr-on-demand-vizio-inscape-1202819753/?ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io), "That live appeal across networks like TBS is an interesting irony given the show’s on-demand streaming popularity on Netflix. The show [just left Netflix](https://deadline.com/2020/01/friends-goes-dark-on-netflix-with-five-month-streaming-lull-before-hbo-max-1202819206/?ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io) on New Year’s Day and will reappear in May on HBO Max after WarnerMedia locked up rights in a $450 million deal."

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