‘Survivor’ Streaming Viewership Skyrockets 83% From Last Year, ‘Amazing Race’ Up 32% as Shows Shift to 90-Minute Format (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Selome Hailu “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” both shifted to 90-minute episodes this fall, and those extra half-hours have come with solid returns, especially in terms of multiplatform viewership.

Viewership of the first two episodes of “Survivor” Season 45 on streaming — counting Paramount+ as well as the CBS website and app — has increased by 83% when compared to the first two episodes of Season 43, which aired last fall.

The overall audience, including views on CBS, DVR and VOD, has increased by 6%. So while a slightly higher number of viewers have tuned into “Survivor” this year, this data also indicates that those viewers are staggeringly more likely to access the show via digital platforms than they were just one year ago.

These statisics come from both Nielsen and first-party data from Paramount Global, accounting for seven days of viewership. To a lesser degree, the same is true for “The Amazing Race” Season 35, which has seen a 32% increase in streaming viewership year-over-year.