YouTube remains at the top of Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge, scoring a 15.8% share of all viewing in August as TV viewership eased following the end of the FIFA World Cup.

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

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.

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.

Sports, returning broadcast dramas, and frigid temperatures helped power television viewing to a 12-month high last month, according to Nielsen's The Gauge, with streaming still in the lead with a 47% share of watch time.