As of Sunday, November 22, 2020, the United States had reported nearly 12.2 million cases of coronavirus and more than 256,000 deaths. This pandemic has turned our world upside down with virtually every aspect of our lives touched in some way. As people continue their lockdowns, working and learning from home, they are hungry for accurate coronavirus news. In addition, their news consumption and entertainment habits have changed dramatically. In this STAT PACK, we share how Americans are consuming news in the days of COVID-19, the responsibility they put on the media for accurate information, most and least trusted sources for news, and what types of entertainment they are consuming online. Get all those statistics and more. Download our exclusive report today.
Coronavirus: Impact on Media Consumption in the U.S.
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Views on media response
- Coronavirus and the media: support for restricting events U.S. 2020
- Coronavirus and the media: opposition for restricting events U.S. 2020
- Media responsibility and coronavirus containment U.S. 2020
- Media responsibility and coronavirus containment U.S. 2020, by generation
- Media attention and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
- Opinion on the media exaggerating coronavirus news U.S. 2020, by politics
- Media accuracy and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
News consumption
- U.S. local newscasts: coronavirus viewership impact 2020
- Consumers keeping updated with the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by age group
- Most used sources of coronavirus news U.S. 2020, by age group
- Most trusted sources of coronavirus news U.S. 2020
- Least trusted sources of coronavirus news U.S. 2020
- Fake news exposure and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
TV and SVOD consumption
- U.S. cable news networks: coronavirus viewership impact 2019-2020
- Coronavirus TV viewing: popular programs U.S. 2020
- Coronavirus: SVOD audience change U.S. 2020, by service
- Coronavirus: SVOD audience distribution during business hours U.S. 2020, by daypart
- Coronavirus: SVOD audience change U.S. 2020, by genre
- Watching online TV and movies more dure to the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by generation
- Subscribing to SVOD services due to the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by generation
- Netflix subscriber growth forecasts: coronavirus impact 2020
Media spending
- COVID-19: video game spending change as of April 2020
- Music streaming spending increase due to the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by generation
- SVOD spending increase due to the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by generation
- Renting movies to watch at home due to the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by generation
