The World Cup and NBA finals helped deliver a 118% boost to broadcast viewing in June, according to Nielsen's Gauge reports.

Nielsen has released its May updates for The Gauge and Media Distributor Gauge, finding that YouTube hit 13.8% of watch time in the U.S. in a month when streaming achieved a 48.6% share of viewing.

YouTube hit a U.S. viewing share of 13.4% in Nielsen's Media Distribution Gauge for April, a month driven by sports and drama series, led by HBO Max's The Pitt with 4.5 billion viewed minutes.

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Hallmark, Netflix, and Prime Video all delivered notable gains in the December edition of Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge, with Disney scoring the biggest multiplatform bump, thanks to sports and holiday movies.

YouTube continued to dominate Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge ranking in November with its 12.9% share of total TV usage, while Paramount and Netflix each delivered double-digit gains.