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01 · October 23, 2026

Micro-Series Part 2 of 12.: men are 37% of viewers.

38.3 million people opened a micro-series app this year. Men went from 31.4% to 39.8%.

02 · October 21, 2026

113.8 million people opened an AI assistant this month.

People spend about 32 minutes on AI a day, across 4.6 opens. Social time grew, but it is a smaller share of the day.

03 · October 19, 2026

Micro-Series viewers Cut Streaming Time by 3%. Part 1 of 12.

13.1M new micro-series viewers. Streaming time slipped 3.4%, and most of the gap sits after 10pm.

04 · October 12, 2026

Your audience is on a second screen. Here is what they open.

Six audiences, four generations, twelve months. Crosswalk sees what gets opened and engaged with while the show is on.

05 · October 8, 2026

56% of Digital Viewers Had a Second Screen Open

06 · October 2, 2026

Prime Video brought in 28% more viewers to Apple TV's Slow Horses.

45,094 new Apple TV subscribers came from one free episode.

07 · September 23, 2026

22.4M watched Tubi's Creatorverse in year one

Their YouTube time never moved.

08 · September 14, 2026

NFL on Netflix by the Numbers

23,847,163 Americans watched the NFL from Melbourne. Half had a second screen open.