May 2025 was a month packed with events that captivated viewers, from the presidential campaign in Poland to the international Eurovision Song Contest. It’s no surprise, then, that Polish viewers spent an average of 3 hours and 50 minutes daily in front of their TV screens, precisely the same amount as in April 2025. However, compared to May of the previous year, this marked a significant increase of 18 minutes per day on average (up from 3 hours and 32 minutes).
In traditional television, the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast, the Polish series M jak miłość, and the festival Sopocki Hit Kabaretowy – Idź na całość garnered the most viewers’ attention. Among the top 10 programs were also the presidential debates broadcasts, held on May 9th and 12th. The most-watched TV stations were TVP1, Republika, and Polsat.
Streaming’s share of total TV screen viewership reached 9.4%, a 0.1% increase compared to April 2025. YouTube maintained its leading position with a 2.2% share, while Netflix saw growth, reaching 1.7% of total TV screen viewership. Additionally, services like Player and Canal+ also experienced an increase, contributing to the overall rise in streaming’s share of total viewership.
About The Gauge™
The Gauge™ was created to provide the media industry with a monthly analysis of television usage across key television delivery platforms. Nielsen published its first edition of The Gauge™ in the U.S. in May 2021.
About The Gauge™ Methodology
The data comes from Nielsen’s single-source panel consisting of 3,500 households and almost 9,700 panelists. The Gauge™: Poland is based on monthly AMR (Average Minute Rating) audience share data. The data is presented for people over 4 years old, broken down into cable, satellite, terrestrial television (both linear and shifted in time up to 7 days), and viewership from streaming (live streaming viewership of TV stations on OTT platforms is classified as streaming viewership). The “Other” category includes views of unrecognized content.
Nielsen Poland created this iteration of The Gauge™ using methodologies comparisons.
