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TV Time
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TV Time (formerly TVShow Time) is a tracking platform and social television network for TV and movies, available in app and desktop forms. Using TheTVDB as a data source, it allows users to store information about their media consumption and leave reviews.[1]

History

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Company Timeline
2012 TV Time launches as TVShow Time in Paris, France.
2016 Whip Networks, a Santa Monica, CA based start-up, acquires TVShow Time.
2017 TVShow Time rebrands as TV Time.
2018 TV Time launches TVLytics, an insights platform for media companies.
2019 TV Time acquires its online metadata source, TheTVDB.
2019 TV Time adds Movies and a dark mode feature.
2019 TV Time acquires Mediamorph.

Features

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Every registered TV Time user has their own profile. When a user opens the app, four tabs appear at the bottom of the screen: Shows, Movies, Discover and Profile.[1]

Shows

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  • Watch List: A list of show posters or thumbnails with episode descriptions (depending on a user's preference). Here, users can see what shows to watch next, what they haven't seen in a while, and their watch history based on which shows they've added to their Watch List. In the poster view, a yellow progress bar that illustrates the user's progression on a show. This tab also allows one to mark an episode as ‘watched.’ In the thumbnail view, users have the option to  swipe right or press the check mark next to the episode description. In the poster view, users click the check mark within the episode pages.
  • Show Pages: Once an episode is marked as watched, individual episode pages reveal comments from the TV Time community and gives the ability to rate the episode, express feelings, and vote for favorite characters. There is a no spoiler rule in place, so unless a user has marked the episode as watched, this content will remain hidden.
  • Upcoming: The ‘Upcoming’ section works as a reminder for future episodes of shows a user has followed. Users can also opt in to receive push notifications an hour before a show airs.

Movies

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  • Watch List: Similar to the Shows tab, a list of movie posters appears. Here, users can movies they have added to their Watch List. This tab also allows one to mark an episode as ‘watched’ by going into the movie and selecting the check mark next to the movie description.
  • Movie Pages: Movie pages allow users to rate the film, express feelings, and vote for favorite characters. The “no spoiler rule” applies here as well if a user has not marked the movie as ‘watched,’ they won't see comments left by the TV Time community.
  • Upcoming: The ‘Upcoming’ list features movies a user has added to their Watch List that have yet to be released.

Discover

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The app offers an explore feature which allows users to discover new shows according to different criterion, such as genre and popularity.

  • Search & Discover More: The search bar lets users find shows, movies, and other users within TV Time. If a user isn't sure what to watch next, they have the option of using the ‘Discover More’ feature. This section has genre filtering capabilities, show status options (ongoing or ended), and trending series (what's popular or the “most binged”).
  • Recommendations: The ‘Top Shows for You’ field displays programming that a user may want to add to their Watch List based on genres and shows that they enjoy.
  • Trending: ‘Trending Shows & Movies’ features what's currently popular in TV Time based on the number of user comments within the last 3 days while ‘Recent Activity’ displays series that a users’ in-app friends are following.[1]

Profile

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  • Stats: The top of a user's profile features certain stats, such as how much time the user has spent watching TV a.k.a. their “TV Time.” This clock shows an estimated amount of time a user has spent watching television. The accumulated time is based on the episodes marked as watched and their duration. This is also available for movies in the “Movie Time” section. The top also features a number of episodes and movies watched by a user, which is based on the number of episodes a user has marked as watched. Another ‘Stats’ option at the bottom of the profile allows a user to dig deeper with graphs, badges, and rankings.[1]
  • Show & Movie Lists: A user's profile displays recent shows/films that they've tracked. A profile may also show off lists of favorite shows/films if the user has chosen to do so. Users also have the option to get creative with “custom lists” that can combine both movies and television series.
  • Badges: Another characteristic of the profile is the display of badges. Badges are rewards that every user gets when using TV Time. They are divided in two main categories: discovery badges and addiction badges. Discovery badges are given when the user makes use of the site's features for the first time. Addiction badges, on the other hand, are given to the user when he or she interacts with TV shows.

Languages

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TV Time is currently available in fourteen languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Users are able to filter their preferred languages in the app so they only see comments and reactions from the community in the languages they choose.

Reception

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Media outlets noted interest in TV Time's service as an analytics tool in the era of streaming, which makes it difficult to prove a television series' popularity and viewership since streaming services do not necessarily make that information public. In 2018, Variety cited the website's TVLytics data as one of the reasons for Netflix to sign a $100M deal with Warner Bros. Television to maintain the American sitcom Friends on its online library until 2019.[2][3] The same year, United Talents Agency signed a deal with TV Time that granted them access to their data, in an effort to gain a deeper understanding into the content audiences were engaging with the most and how they were consuming it. According to TV Time CEO Richard Rosenblatt this would "[allow them to] recognize what shows are potentially going to be popular, what shows people will be binging, what moments really engaged the fans."[4]

Some television personalities such as Álvaro Morte and Omar Sy have shown interest in TV Time's statistics on social media, the former reacting to his character on the Spanish television series Money Heist being featured in the Top 10 Most Voted Character of 2020 and the latter reacting to the French television series Lupin being number 1 on the Most Binged TV Series list on the week of its release.[5][6]

Awards

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In 2021, TV Time won "Best Entertainment App" at The Webby Awards in the "People's Voice" category.[7]

Statistics

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Most followed television series

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As of September 30, 2025, the most followed television shows on TV Time are:[citation needed]

Rank Change Title Followers Original Network Status Seasons Active Years Country of origin Ref
1 Steady Stranger Things 8,910,000 Netflix Continuing 4 2016 – present  United States [8]
2 Steady Game of Thrones 6,560, 000 HBO Ended 8 2011 – 2019  United States [9]
3 Steady The Walking Dead 5,870,000 AMC Ended 11 2010 – 2022  United States [10]
4 Increase Grey's Anatomy 5,380,00 ABC Continuing 20 2005 – present  United States [11]
5 Decrease 13 Reasons Why 5,240,000 Netflix Ended 4 2017 – 2020  United States [12]
6 Decrease Riverdale 5,090,000 The CW Ended 7 2017 – 2023  United States [13]
7 Decrease Money Heist 5,000,000 Antena 3
Netflix 		Ended 3 2017 – 2021  Spain [14]
8 Increase The Simpsons 4,690,000 FOX Continuing 35 1989 – present  United States [15]
9 Decrease The 100 4,480,000 The CW Ended 7 2014 – 2020  United States [16]
10 Decrease Lucifer 4,445,000 FOX
Netflix 		Ended 6 2016 – 2021  United States [17]
11 Decrease Sex Education 4,444,000 Netflix Ended 4 2019 – 2023  United Kingdom [18]
12 Increase Black Mirror 4,300,000 Channel 4
Netflix 		Continuing 6 2011 – present  United Kingdom [19]
13 Decrease The Flash 4,240,000 The CW Ended 9 2014 – 2023  United States [20]
14 Increase You 4,210,000 Lifetime
Netflix 		Continuing 4 2018 – present  United States [21]
15 Increase Elite 4,100,000 Netflix Continuing 6 2018 – present  Spain [22]
16 Decrease Orange Is the New Black 3,740,000 Netflix Ended 7 2013 – 2019  United States [23]
17 Increase American Horror Story 3,740,000 FX Continuing 12 2011 – present  United States 28
18 Decrease Breaking Bad 3,710,000 AMC Ended 5 2008 – 2013  United States [24]
19 Decrease Vikings 3,446,000 History Ended 6 2013 – 2021  Canada
 Ireland 		[25]
20 Increase Rick and Morty 3,430,000 Adult Swim Continuing 8 2013 – present  United States 26

Most followed films

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As of January 23, 2024, the most followed films on TV Time are:[26][failed verification][better source needed]

Rank Change Title Followers Genre Director Year Country of origin Ref
1 Increase Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4.9 million Fantasy drama Chris Columbus 2002  United Kingdom
 United States 		[27]
2 Decrease Titanic 4.8 million Epic romance and disaster James Cameron 1997  United States [28]
3 Steady Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4.4 million Fantasy drama Alfonso Cuarón 2004  United Kingdom
 United States 		[29]
4 Increase Avengers: Endgame 4.2 million Superhero Russo brothers 2019  United States [30]
5 Decrease Frozen 4.2 million Animated fantasy musical Chris Buck
Jennifer Lee 		2013  United States [31]
6 Steady Deadpool 4.0 million Superhero Tim Miller 2016  United States [32]
7 Steady The Lion King 3.6 million Musical drama Jon Favreau 2019  United States [33]
8 Steady Joker 3.3 million Psychological thriller Todd Phillips 2019  United States [34]
9 Steady Black Panther 3.2 million Superhero Ryan Coogler 2018  United States [35]
10 Steady Spider-Man: Homecoming 3.1 million Superhero Jon Watts 2017  United States [36]

Binge Reports

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TV Time offers weekly reports of the "most binged" TV series on their platform which are made public on the app's social medias. For the series to be considered as "binged" by a user, 4 episodes of it must have been watched in a row in the same day. The website calls this a "binge session."[37] Since 2018, TV Time publishes the top 10 most binged series during the year. In 2019, Lucifer was reported to be the number 1 series for the longest in the report's history, with 8 consecutive weeks.

The following chart shows the "most binged" series of every year as reported by TV Time.

Year TV Series Share
2018 Friends[38][37] 2.36%
2019 Lucifer[39] 2.45%
2020 Friends[40] 1.66%

Streaming Originals

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On September 21, 2021, TV Time announced its new Streaming Originals report. Similar to The Binge Report, the Streaming Originals report shows a list of the most tracked series every week, but only the ones whose provider is a streaming service.

Database

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TV Time uses TheTVDB's database as a source of information for all shows and movies in its library. Initially an independent website, The TVDB was acquired by TV Time in 2019. Users can edit information about TV series such as characters, airing dates, networks and more on this database if they have a registered account.

User privacy

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The app developer provides information on the data that may be collected by the TV Time app and/or shared with third parties on the app listings in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

On the Google Play Store, it is declared that the TV Time app may collect and/or share approximate location data, email addresses, user identifiers, app interactions, diagnostics data, and device identifiers.[41]

The Apple App Store listing of the app states that it may collect and/or share contact info, diagnostics, usage data, identifiers, and user content.[42]

See also

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  • Tvtag, a similar website also dedicated to television, now shut down.

References

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Further reading

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TV Time

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TV Time is a digital platform and mobile application designed for tracking television shows and movies, enabling users to log their viewing progress, receive episode notifications, and engage in social discussions about content. Originally launched in May 2011 under the name TVShow Time, the service rebranded to TV Time in 2017 to broaden its appeal beyond just episodic television to include movies and enhanced social features. Acquired by Whip Media in late 2016, TV Time—now part of Whip Media Group, owned by Blue Torch Capital since February 2025—has grown into the world's largest tracking tool of its kind, with over 25 million registered users worldwide as of 2025 who actively log nearly one million viewing activities daily. The platform's core features include personalized watchlists, real-time reactions during episodes, community forums for fan discussions, and algorithmic recommendations based on user history and trends, fostering a global of TV and movie enthusiasts. Developed initially in and later expanded with operations in , TV Time emphasizes maintaining the emotional connections formed through shared viewing experiences amid evolving consumption habits like streaming and .

History and Development

Founding and Launch

TVShow Time was founded in , , in May 2011 by Antonio Mendes Pinto, Ori Birnbaum, and Ron Zuckerman, with an emphasis on building a social platform for tracking and discussing TV shows. The application launched as a mobile-first service available on both and Android platforms from its , designed to help users log episodes they had watched and share updates with friends to foster community interactions around television content. Core initial features centered on episode check-ins, personalized watchlists, and social sharing, enabling fans to connect over shared viewing habits without the need for extensive content libraries or streaming integration at launch. The platform experienced early organic growth primarily through word-of-mouth recommendations among TV enthusiasts in , achieving over 200,000 registered users and more than 100 million episodes marked as watched by mid-2013.

Acquisitions and Rebranding

In December 2016, Whip Media, a Santa Monica-based entertainment analytics platform, acquired the French startup TVShow Time to facilitate its expansion into the U.S. market and pivot toward a social TV community app. In May 2017, the company rebranded the acquired platform from TVShow Time to TV Time, retiring the original Whipclip app and migrating users to the new service, which broadened its scope to encompass both TV shows and movies for wider appeal. In 2019, TV Time acquired , a community-driven online database for TV and movie metadata, to strengthen its content tracking and data accuracy capabilities. Later that year, on October 15, 2019, TV Time announced the acquisition of Mediamorph, a content value management platform specializing in distribution and analytics for entertainment brands, to enhance its data-driven insights and form the Whip Media Group .

Key Milestones

By , TV Time achieved significant user growth, reaching approximately 1 million daily , reflecting its rising among global TV enthusiasts. That same year, the company launched TVLytics, an platform designed to provide media companies with real-time insights into viewer , trends, and reactions across over 60,000 shows on various OTT and traditional platforms. TVLytics aggregated billions of first-party data points from the app's user base to offer - and season-level metrics, marking a pivotal advancement in tools. This development facilitated broader user adoption and supported the platform's growing ecosystem, including brief references to database enhancements like integration for improved content accuracy (detailed further in the Database and Content Management section). By 2020, TV Time introduced integrations with major streaming services such as , enabling automated episode notifications to alert users when new content becomes available on their subscribed platforms. This feature streamlined viewing workflows and boosted user retention amid the surge in streaming consumption. The platform launched its annual Rewind feature in 2022, summarizing users' yearly viewing stats and sharing personalized highlights to enhance community interaction and data visualization. In November 2024, the TV Time app was temporarily removed from the Apple App Store due to a dispute with Apple but was reinstated shortly after on November 20, 2024. By late 2024, TV Time had grown to over 30 million registered users worldwide.

Overview

Core Functionality

TV Time serves as a dedicated to TV and movie enthusiasts, enabling users to log the content they have watched, rate individual episodes or films, and monitor their viewing progress across series and movies. This platform facilitates a communal experience where fans can share reactions and engage with like-minded individuals, fostering discussions around shared interests in television and cinema. By centralizing tracking tools within a social framework, TV Time helps users maintain organized records of their while connecting them to a broader . The core mechanics revolve around intuitive features such as check-ins for episodes and movies, which allow users to mark content as viewed in real-time; personalized watchlists that curate upcoming or recommended titles based on individual preferences; and discussions where users can comment, react, and vote on elements like favorite characters. These elements ensure seamless progress tracking, with notifications alerting users to new releases, all supported by a reliable database that maintains accurate content metadata for precise logging. TV Time is accessible via mobile applications on and Android devices, as well as a web version for desktop use. As of November 2024, the platform has over 30 million registered users worldwide, reflecting its growth as a leading tool in media tracking.

Ownership and Business Model

TV Time has been owned by Whip Media Group since its acquisition in December 2016 by Whip Networks, the predecessor to Whip Media, which rebranded following subsequent mergers and expansions. In February 2025, Whip Media Group was acquired by private credit firm Blue Torch Capital in a transaction with an undisclosed valuation, marking a shift in ownership to support further growth in content analytics and licensing technologies. The of TV Time centers on a free-to-use consumer application that collects user engagement data on TV shows and movies, which is aggregated and sold by parent company Whip Media to entertainment industry clients for insights into viewer behavior and content performance. While the app itself operates without mandatory fees or prominent in-app purchases, Whip Media generates revenue through its SaaS platform, including tools for content valuation, rights management, and performance tracking provided to studios and distributors. In , Whip Media raised $50 million in Series D to expand these data-driven services, though no public valuation updates have been disclosed since. Whip Media maintains partnerships with major streaming services such as and Disney+ for data sharing and affiliate integrations, enabling TV Time users to access "where to watch" links that direct to available platforms while providing anonymized engagement metrics back to partners for content optimization. These collaborations also support industry-wide initiatives, like annual streaming satisfaction reports derived from TV Time's user base of over 30 million.

Features

Tracking and Profiles

TV Time enables users to create personalized profiles upon signing up, allowing them to log and maintain a comprehensive watch history of TV shows and . These profiles display detailed statistics derived from viewing habits, including total episodes watched, preferred genres, and overall time spent on content, often visualized as a "TV Time" clock metric. Users can earn badges as achievements for milestones such as completing seasons, consistent watching streaks, or community interactions like voting on episodes. The app supports episode-by-episode check-ins, where users mark individual installments as watched directly on pages, recording the date and time of viewing for precise tracking. This process integrates with the app's database for accurate metadata, ensuring logged progress aligns with official release information. Additionally, users can add personal notes or comments to these check-ins, providing space for reflections on plot developments or character arcs. Social features enhance profile engagement through friend lists, where users can follow others to view their activity and build connections over shared interests. Shared watchlists allow creation and public sharing of custom lists of shows and movies, enabling collaborative curation among friends or the broader community. An activity feed in the Explore tab displays updates from followed users, including recent check-ins, ratings, and discussions, fostering real-time interaction. Customization options let users tailor their experience with theme preferences, such as dark mode or color schemes, to match personal aesthetics. Notification settings can be configured for alerts on new episode releases, upcoming watchlist items, or friend activities, with options to adjust frequency and delivery methods.

Discovery and Recommendations

TV Time's Discovery and Recommendations functionality is primarily accessed through the Discover tab (rebranded as the Explore tab in app version 10.0), which serves as a centralized hub for users to explore new TV shows and movies. This tab presents personalized feeds curated from a user's viewing history, enabling tailored content suggestions that reflect individual preferences and past engagement. The platform's recommendation engine leverages techniques, matching user viewing patterns—such as completed episodes, binge sessions, and rated content—with aggregated community data to generate suggestions that highlight similar tastes across the user base. These recommendations draw from signals like shows watched, binged series, and overall behavior, extending across multiple streaming services and networks rather than being confined to a single platform. Users can refine their exploration using filters, sorting options by category, network, show status (e.g., ongoing, ended, upcoming), and availability on specific services, facilitating targeted discovery. Complementing , the Discover tab includes trending lists that showcase globally and regionally popular content based on user reactions and activity over recent periods, such as the last three days. "What to watch next" suggestions appear prominently, guiding users toward sequels, similar series, or anticipated releases following completed watches. Additionally, community-voted "Top Rated" sections aggregate user ratings and reactions to episodes and movies, providing weekly updated rankings that reflect collective sentiment and helping users identify highly regarded titles.

Content Support

TV Time primarily supports tracking for TV series, movies, and , enabling users to log episodic progress and maintain watchlists for these formats. The platform accommodates episodic tracking for TV series, allowing users to mark individual episodes as watched, while are handled as standalone entries without seasonal structures. Anime support includes popular series and adaptations, though the platform does not extend to full manga tracking beyond integrated adaptations. For TV series, TV Time provides structured episode guides that organize content by seasons, including handling of specials and reboots through detailed metadata sourced from integrated databases. This structure ensures users can navigate complex series timelines, such as multi-season arcs or revival projects, with episode-level granularity for progress tracking. The app integrates with various streaming platforms by displaying direct links under a "Where to Watch" section for supported titles, facilitating easy access to episodes or full seasons on services like or where availability data is provided. This feature relies on metadata partnerships to offer region-specific streaming options without hosting content itself.

Multilingual Capabilities

TV Time supports multilingual functionality to enhance for users worldwide, offering interfaces and features tailored to diverse linguistic preferences. As of 2025, the app is available in 13 languages: English, French, Spanish, , Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, , Russian, and Turkish. The app's localized interfaces adapt content such as menus, notifications, and interactions to the selected , providing a seamless experience across regions. Additionally, TV Time facilitates tracking by allowing users to log viewing experiences with available subtitle options for shows and movies, often integrated with database details on multilingual subtitle availability. It also delivers region-specific content recommendations, factoring in local streaming services and availability to suggest relevant titles based on geographic location. Language support is automatically detected based on the user's device settings, ensuring the interface switches accordingly without manual intervention. Originally launched with English and French support—reflecting its French origins—TV Time expanded its multilingual offerings, incorporating additional languages including Asian ones like Japanese and Korean.

Database and Content Management

TheTVDB Integration

In 2019, TV Time acquired , a long-standing community-driven database originally founded in 2006, to centralize and enhance its metadata operations for television content. This move built on TV Time's prior use of TheTVDB's and aimed to streamline access to comprehensive details on TV shows and episodes, reducing reliance on external sources and improving data consistency across the platform. The acquisition was announced in July 2019, marking a significant step in consolidating resources for accurate TV tracking. TheTVDB's database, following the acquisition, provided extensive metadata covering thousands of TV series and their , with the platform supporting over 166,000 series and millions of entries contributed by users worldwide as of November 2025. Post-acquisition, TV Time integrated TheTVDB via its to provide updates on key elements such as air dates, cast listings, and synopses. This technical integration involved dedicated development efforts, including the launch of TheTVDB Version 3 and infrastructure upgrades to AWS for better scalability and reliability. Community contributions remained a cornerstone of TheTVDB following the acquisition, with users submitting and editing data on shows, episodes, and artwork, which directly feeds into TV Time's ecosystem to boost metadata accuracy and completeness. These volunteer-driven updates helped minimize discrepancies in episode information and support seamless user experiences, such as during check-ins for newly aired content. The integration solidified TheTVDB as a vital backend component, enabling TV Time to maintain standards in content management while preserving the database's open, fan-sustained nature. However, as of 2025, development and updates to TheTVDB have been limited, with community reports noting periods of stagnation in data maintenance.

Data Sourcing and Maintenance

TV Time sources its data for both TV shows and movies primarily through its integration with , which provides comprehensive metadata for television series, episodes, and films. Additionally, user-verified corrections allow community members to contribute and refine entries, ensuring ongoing accuracy in the content . Maintenance processes involve user submissions that are moderated and incorporated, complemented by manual moderation teams that resolve disputes and validate contributions. These efforts help synchronize the platform's with industry developments, such as premiere dates and cast updates. While TV-specific and movie data rely on the integration with , the database's update frequency has reportedly slowed in recent years. The platform's coverage includes over 355,000 as of November 2025 and continues to expand through contributions for new theatrical and streaming releases. This scope enables users to track a wide array of films, from blockbusters to independents, with metadata refreshed to reflect current availability. Key challenges in data sourcing and maintenance include managing spoilers in and navigating regional availability variances due to licensing differences across countries. TV Time addresses spoilers through built-in tagging and moderation tools, while regional issues are mitigated by cross-referencing available sources to provide location-specific viewing options where possible. These practices help ensure reliable access despite global content fragmentation.

Analytics and Statistics

User Engagement Metrics

TV Time maintains a robust user base, with over 1 million daily active users engaging with the platform to track viewing habits and interact socially. This level of daily engagement reflects the app's role as a central hub for TV and movie enthusiasts, where users log episodes and share reactions in real time. The platform's total count exceeds 30 million as of late 2024, underscoring its widespread adoption among global audiences. User demographics skew toward younger adults, with the largest age group being 25-34 years old, comprising a significant portion of the . Gender distribution shows approximately 61% male and 39% female users, highlighting a slightly male-dominated but diverse . Retention is supported by features like push notifications for new episodes and social tools, which encourage ongoing interaction and help sustain monthly user loyalty amid the competitive streaming landscape. Growth trends have been positive, driven by the expansion of streaming services and increased demand for personalized tracking tools. From 2023 onward, the app has seen steady increases in user adoption, aligning with broader industry shifts toward on-demand content consumption. This platform-wide engagement also influences trends in popular content discovery, as aggregated user data highlights emerging favorites.

Popular Content Rankings

TV Time's popular content rankings highlight the platform's most engaged-with television series and films, determined primarily through user interactions that reflect global viewing interests. These rankings provide insights into cultural phenomena and viewer preferences, showcasing how certain titles dominate the app's community of over 30 million users. Among television series, Stranger Things leads the rankings, underscoring its enduring appeal amid anticipation for the final season. Game of Thrones holds a historical peak position, having amassed significant follows during its original run and sustained interest through rewatches and spin-offs. Other notable entries include The Walking Dead and Money Heist, which rank highly due to their long-term fanbases and episodic engagement. For films, the series dominates, illustrating the platform's strong support for cinematic universes with dedicated fandoms. The ranking methodology on TV Time aggregates user follows, average ratings, and activity to gauge popularity, ensuring metrics capture both passive interest and active participation. This approach emphasizes sustained engagement over short-term hype. A key trend in these rankings is the post-2021 rise of international series, exemplified by , which rapidly climbed to top positions following its global debut, boosting non-English content visibility on the platform. User metrics such as contribute to these trends, as detailed in engagement analyses.

Binge-Watching Insights

TV Time's platform data highlights key patterns in behaviors among its user base, offering valuable insights into marathon viewing sessions and series completions. Recent reports indicate that users average 5.5 episodes per session, reflecting the popularity of extended viewing blocks to immerse in storylines. Additionally, approximately 77% of engage in at least monthly as of , underscoring the routine nature of this habit for dedicated TV trackers. Among streaming originals, prestige dramas like demonstrate strong audience retention. Post-pandemic trends show a shift toward shorter series, as users favor concise narratives that fit busy lifestyles, with average season lengths dropping to facilitate quicker completions. User habits further reveal peak binge times on weekends, when leisure availability peaks, and a preference for genres, which lead in marathon sessions due to their narrative depth and emotional engagement. These insights, drawn from aggregated check-ins and viewing logs, help illustrate evolving consumption trends on the platform.

Reception and Impact

Critical Reviews

TV Time has garnered positive acclaim from media outlets for its user-friendly interface and effective tools for tracking television viewing. A 2018 review highlighted the app's intuitive features for logging episodes, receiving personalized recommendations based on viewing history, and discovering new content across platforms, describing it as a valuable aid for fans in a crowded TV landscape. Similarly, another piece from the same year emphasized its role in consolidating fragmented streaming experiences, making it particularly useful for cord-cutters managing multiple services like and without traditional cable. User feedback on app stores reflects strong approval, with an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 on from over 547,000 reviews as of 2025, where many praise the vibrant community features for discussing shows and sharing reactions. On the Apple , it scores 4.7 out of 5 from more than 57,000 ratings, underscoring its appeal for social interaction among viewers. The app's influence extends to shaping discussions on social TV trends, as evidenced by its citation in industry analyses like a 2018 Variety report on TV Time's analytics platform, which leverages user data to gauge fan engagement and emotional responses to shows. This recognition has contributed to its validation through awards in the entertainment tech space. In 2024, TV Time faced a temporary removal from the Apple following an complaint regarding user-uploaded for TV shows and movies. The incident, which lasted several weeks, prevented new downloads and updates for users and drew criticism toward Apple's handling of developer disputes. The app was reinstated after TV Time resolved the matter with the complainant through a DMCA takedown and settlement. Existing users retained access during the period, but the event highlighted ongoing challenges for developers reliant on app stores and sparked discussions about platform power dynamics.

Awards and Recognition

TV Time has garnered notable awards and industry acknowledgments for its role in TV tracking and audience analytics. In 2021, the app received the People's Voice Award for Best Entertainment App at the 25th Annual , recognizing its innovative approach to engaging users with personalized content recommendations and social features. The platform's data has also been instrumental in high-profile industry decisions, such as Netflix's 2018 renewal of the "Friends" licensing agreement. TV Time's analytics revealed "Friends" as the most binge-watched show of the year, with a 3% increase in users reporting four or more episodes viewed in a single session during the renewal announcement week, providing key evidence of sustained viewer demand.

Privacy and Security

Data Collection Practices

TV Time collects various types of user data to support its core functionalities as a TV tracking and platform. This includes user-submitted information such as viewing (e.g., episodes watched and favorites), profile details (username, picture, ), and demographics (, ). Additionally, the service automatically gathers device-related data like IP addresses, device identifiers, operating system details, browser types, and approximate location derived from IP addresses. Social interactions are also captured, including connections via usernames and integrations with third-party streaming apps. The collected data is primarily used for internal purposes that enhance user experience and platform operations. Viewing history and profile information enable personalization of content recommendations and user interfaces, while device and location data help tailor regional content availability and optimize app performance. Social interaction data supports community features like sharing and discussions. For advertising, data is utilized to target relevant promotions, and aggregated, anonymized analytics are derived for internal insights and sharing with industry partners to inform broader trends in TV consumption, with de-identification ensuring individual privacy. TV Time maintains compliance with major data protection regulations, adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through consent-based processing and user rights to access, correct, or delete , as well as the (CCPA) by providing options to know, delete, or of data sales or sharing without . These practices were updated to align with GDPR requirements upon its in 2018. Users can submit requests via [email protected] for GDPR or [email protected] for CCPA-related inquiries. Opt-in mechanisms are integral to TV Time's data practices, requiring explicit user consent for features involving data sharing with partners, such as integrations with streaming services for seamless tracking. Third-party marketing communications necessitate opt-in approval, and users can opt out of personalized ads through cookie settings on the platform or via industry tools like the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page. Social media sharing and public profile visibility also depend on user-enabled consents, allowing granular control over data dissemination.

User Privacy Policies

TV Time's , effective April 22, 2024, specifies that while the company shares non-personal information, such as hashed or de-identified data, with third parties including advertisers for purposes like and , it may share or sell personal information for and , subject to user options, but does not sell data of minors under 16. This sharing is limited to service providers who assist in operating the platform, legal compliance, or business transfers, with users able to of direct marketing communications through account settings or support requests. Deletion options are available to users, allowing requests for account and data removal via email to [email protected], processed within 30 days for /EEA/UK residents under GDPR or within specified timelines for residents under CCPA, subject to verification such as user ID and email. Privacy concerns regarding ad tracking in TV Time have been highlighted through its App Store privacy label, which discloses that contact info, usage data, and diagnostics are used to track users across other companies' apps and websites for purposes. In response to such issues, particularly amid industry-wide scrutiny following Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework rollout in 2021 and its effects into 2022, TV Time provides opt-out mechanisms, including disabling tracking via device settings, network advertising opt-outs at optout.networkadvertising.org, and policy updates to enhance transparency. User controls within the app include settings for data export requests, account deletion, and limiting data sharing, such as opting out of personalized ads or interest-based through the privacy preferences. For instance, users can exercise rights to know, delete, or of "sales" of by submitting a verifiable request to [email protected]. Global variations in the policy reflect differing regulatory frameworks, with stricter protections under the EU's GDPR—requiring explicit consent for data processing, easy withdrawal, and —compared to the U.S., where CCPA provides similar but region-specific rights primarily for residents, without a uniform federal standard. International data transfers are conducted with user consent and safeguards like standard contractual clauses to ensure compliance.

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