Subscribing to traditional cable and satellite TV has been declining for several years in the United States. In 2022, just over a half of households had a pay TV subscription in the country, down significantly from nearly two thirds of cable/satellite households recorded in the previous year.
Share of traditional cable and satellite TV households in the United States from 2020 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of households
2022
51%
2021
63%
2020
81%
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Horowitz Research. (April 27, 2022). Share of traditional cable and satellite TV households in the United States from 2020 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377248/share-of-usa-households-with-pay-tv/
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