Local Television Market Universe Estimates 2022 (2024)

1. [XLS] Local Television Market Universe Estimates

  • Jan 1, 2023 · Estimates are effective October 27, 2022 Below is how the DMAs would be ranked if the DMA Ranks were based on Total Households.

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2. 2022-2023 Nielsen DMA ranking - USTVDB

  • The local television market universe estimates for the various designated market ... 2022-2023 television season—effective Thursday, October 27, 2022. There are ...

  • The local television market universe estimates for the various designated market areas, as defined and used by The Nielsen Company throughout the 2022-2023 television season—effective Thursday, October 27, 2022. There are a total number of 123,785,250 Nielsen Station Index TV homes for the 2022-23 season. [Due to licensing restrictions, the number of TV households for individual DMAs cannot be displayed.]

3. [PDF] Local Television Market Universe Estimates

  • Rank-TV Homes Designated Market Area (DMA). TV Homes. % of US. 1. New York. 7,074,750. 6.309. 2. Los Angeles. 5,318,630. 4.743. 3. Chicago. 3,299,720. 2.942.

4. Nielsen Universe Estimates - Ratings Ryan

5. DMA® Regions | Nielsen

  • DMA (Designated Market Area) regions are the geographic areas and zip codes in the U.S. in which local television viewing is measured by Nielsen.

DMA® Regions | Nielsen

6. [PDF] June 23, 2022 FCC FACT SHEET* Update to Publication for Television ...

  • Jun 23, 2022 · The Commission's implementing rules define a “local market” as “the designated market area in which a station is located” and further define a “ ...

7. [PDF] The future of media buying is here. - New York Interconnect

  • Nielsen, 2021-2022 DMA Universe Estimates for TV Households w/ BBO 4. Scarborough USA+ 2021 Release 1 Household Total (Jan 2020 – May 2021). Base A18+ ...

8. Local Market Definitions - Comscore, Inc.

  • Comscore Markets™ provides 210 local market definitions and universe estimates created using Comscore proprietary methodology.

Local Market Definitions - Comscore, Inc.

9. [PDF] LOCAL TELEVISION MARKET UNIVERSE ESTIMATES

  • Sep 22, 2018 · LOCAL TELEVISION MARKET. UNIVERSE ESTIMATES. RANK-TV HOMES DESIGNATED MARKET AREA (DMA). TV HOMES. % OF US. 68 Roanoke-Lynchburg. 417,200. 0.378.

10. 2021-22 ADVANCE TELEVISION HOUSEHOLD UNIVERSE ...

2021-22 ADVANCE TELEVISION HOUSEHOLD UNIVERSE ...

11. Nielsen To Start Local TV Impressions Metric Measure In January 2022

  • Sep 21, 2021 · Nielsen says the new timing will enable it to publish an official BBO universe estimate to be audited and reviewed by the Media Rating Council ( ...

  • Nielsen will transition to impressions-based reporting for local U.S. TV station ad buying and selling at the same time as the integration of broadband-only homes into Nielsen local TV measurement.

Nielsen To Start Local TV Impressions Metric Measure In January 2022

12. Audience Insights: Local TV's Perplexing Population Puzzle

  • May 24, 2022 · Heading into the 2022 TV season, TV ratings stalwart Nielsen projected that the total number of U.S. households had topped 127 million, with ...

  • Changes in how we access and consume television content are creating challenges when it comes to counting how many potential viewers are out there.

Audience Insights: Local TV's Perplexing Population Puzzle

13. U.S. media markets: Who's up, who's down

  • Oct 23, 2023 · The top five markets remained unchanged in Nielsen's latest local TV market rankings: N.Y., L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas-Ft. Worth ...

  • The top five markets remained unchanged in Nielsen’s latest local TV market rankings: N.Y., L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas-Ft. Worth, and there are some notable changes elsewhere on the list.

14. Number of TV households in the U.S. 2000-2024 - Statista

  • Dec 12, 2023 · According to estimates, there were 125 million TV homes in the United States for the 2023-2024 TV season. Whilst the number of TV households ...

  • How many U.S. households own a TV? In 2023-2024, the number of TV households in the U.S. was 125 million, up from the previous years.

Number of TV households in the U.S. 2000-2024 - Statista

15. [PDF] Local Television Market Universe Estimates: Hispanic or Latino TV ...

  • Local Television Market Universe Estimates: Hispanic or Latino TV Homes. Estimates as of January 1, 2017 and used throughout the 2016-2017 television season.

16. Annual Nielsen Update of U.S. Population Trends and Latest ...

  • Nov 17, 2021 · This year the total US Universe of TV homes increased from 121.0 to 122.4 million. That's a 1,400,000 (1.2%) increase which lifts all cable UEs ...

  • Byron Media’s John Morse reports that Nielsen’s widely-used TV universe numbers provide an important context for advertising and therefore for programming and production targets. Nielsen updates all its universe national base counts once every year in September and they are the official estimates for 2022. KEY TAKEAWAYS: PAST YEAR CHANGES This year the total US … Annual Nielsen Update of U.S. Population Trends and Latest Household Universes Read More »

Annual Nielsen Update of U.S. Population Trends and Latest ...
Local Television Market Universe Estimates 2022 (2024)

FAQs

What is the national television household universe estimates? ›

According to Nielsen's TV universe estimates for 2023-24, the U.S. has 125 million TV households, up 1% from the previous year. That means that just under 97% of U.S. households have at least one TV that is used to watch programming. These households are home to almost 315.3 million people.

How big is the Huntsville Alabama TV market? ›

Huntsville, AL is in the 81st largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 934,681 and 423,570 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media. Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 49.0% wired, 43.1% ADS.

How big is the Waco Texas TV market? ›

Waco / Temple / Bryan, TX is in the 83rd largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 890,132 and 411,930 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media.

What is the largest DMA in the US? ›

A DMA not only includes the urban center and suburbs, but it also includes the surrounding counties (aka trade area) where small towns and rural homes receive the same television signals. There are 210 DMAs in the United States. New York City is the largest DMA, and Glendive, MT is the smallest DMA.

What is a universe estimate? ›

Universe Estimate (U.E) • Total persons or homes in a given population.

What are Nielsen Universe estimates? ›

Universe estimates are used by Nielsen to calculate a program's rating within that demographic.

Is Huntsville bigger than Mobile Alabama? ›

Huntsville anchors North Alabama. Mobile is the state's coastal city. They are separated by more than 350 miles. A recent Census report shows the two cities are nearly identical in size, though fast-growing Huntsville is quickly gaining on Mobile as Alabama's third largest city.

How big is the mobile Alabama TV market? ›

Market Profile

Mobile, AL is in the 57th largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 1,289,460 and 606,020 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media. Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 39% wired, 44% ADS.

What are the top 5 TV markets? ›

There are 210 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) listed by the 2023–2024 Nielsen rankings:
  • New York (#1)
  • Los Angeles (#2)
  • Chicago (#3)
  • Philadelphia (#4)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth (#5)
  • Houston (#6)
  • Atlanta (#7)
  • Boston (Manchester) (#8)

How big is the Las Vegas TV market? ›

LAS VEGAS DMA is number 40 Designated Market Area in United States, as ranked by Nielsen as of 2024, TV Household population of 757,840 and an average income $35,951 and a median income $52,971.

How big is the Tyler Texas TV market? ›

Tyler / Longview, TX is in the 109th largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 706,000 and 288,630 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media. Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 53% ADS, 26% Cable and 21% Broadcast as of February 2021 Source: Nielsen Media.

What is Las Vegas media market ranked? ›

Las Vegas ranks as the country's 40th largest media market, but is nevertheless the third best U.S. concert market.

What are the top 10 television markets? ›

The top five markets remained unchanged in Nielsen's latest local TV market rankings: N.Y., L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas-Ft. Worth, and there are some notable changes elsewhere on the list. Houston passed Atlanta for No. 6, and Boston jumped one spot to No.

How big is the Tampa TV market? ›

The Tampa Bay area is the nation's 11th-largest TV market and largest TV Market(DMA) in the state of Florida, according to Nielsen Media Research, with 1,822,550 TV households.

How big is the Atlanta TV market? ›

ATLANTA DMA is number 10 Designated Market Area in United States, as ranked by Nielsen as of 2024, TV Household population of 2,412,730 and an average income $50,361 and a median income $45,583.

How many TV households are there in the world? ›

Data on the global television market showed that there were an estimated 1.72 billion TV households worldwide in 2021. According to the source, this figure will continue to grow and surpass 1.8 billion by 2026.

How many TV households are there in the US? ›

According to estimates, there were 125 million TV homes in the United States for the 2023-2024 TV season.

Is the estimated percentage of the universe of TV households or other specified group tuned to a program in the average minute? ›

Rating (RTG or AA%): The estimate of the size of a television audience relative to the total universe, expressed as a percentage. The estimated percent of all TV households or persons tuned to a specific station.

What is the average number of television sets owned per household for all households? ›

The average and median number of television sets owned per household for all households in the US are 2.6 and 5.3, respectively.

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