By Elena Solakova | July 14, 2022
YouTube has announced a new milestone earlier this week of reaching 5 million subscribers in the past five years. YouTube TV originally launched back in 2017 in five US markets and is now available in ‘over 99.5% of households in the United States’, providing an alternative to traditional paid television viewing options. To celebrate this latest achievement, the platform has shared a few insights and fun facts here:
- When YouTube TV was launched five years ago, it was almost called “YouTube Air.”
- As of today, YouTube TV is available nationwide with more than 100 channels with features such as unlimited cloud DVR space, Spanish-language content offerings, and a family plan.
- YouTube TV provides a few of unique features that has improved the user’s experience:
- No Spoiler Mode
- Key Plays: Real-time team and player stats, key plays, and league scores while watching sports
- Fantasy View: Users are given an option to link their fantasy football account to view their team performance in real-time
- Kick-off notifications: Users get a notification when a new live airing starts
- The current top 5 most loved shows across all YouTube TV viewers are:
- Yellowstone
- Saturday Night Live
- This Is Us
- 60 Minutes
- Grey’s Anatomy
- The top 5 series fans love rewatching:
- Friends
- The Office
- Two and a Half Men
- Big Bang Theory
- Everybody Loves Raymond