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title: "October 2020: Top Shows, Brands, and Ads"
description: Netflix recorded the Top 5 Most-Binged programs in October. Meanwhile, AMC (2) & HGTV (3) programming captured the top Ad Attention on Cable. Ads from Snickers, Lucky Charms and EA Sports broke through to capture Attention best in the month.
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# [October 2020: Top Shows, Brands, and Ads](https://www.tvisioninsights.com/resources/october20-top-shows-brands-and-ads-by-tv-ad-viewability-0-0)

 Written by [TVision](https://www.tvisioninsights.com/resources/author/tvision) | Nov 12, 2020 3:55:17 PM

*Netflix once again recorded the Top 5 Most-Binged programs in October 2020. Meanwhile, AMC (2) & HGTV (3) programming captured the top Ad Attention on Cable. Ads from** Snickers, Lucky Charms **and **EA Sports **broke through to capture Attention best in the month.*

TVision uses cutting-edge technology to uncover second-by-second, person-level TV engagement data.  Below are the top performers for our Attention metrics across advertising, and broadcast, cable, and OTT content. 

To learn more about our data and how to leverage it to optimize ad campaigns, [contact us](https://www.tvisioninsights.com/contact-us).

#### **Top OTT Programs, by Co-Viewing Rate**

 

**Co-Viewing Rate** refers to the number of episode views with more than one person in front of the screen.

| **Program ** | **Application ** | **Co-Viewing Rate** |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 68% |
|  |  | 61% |
|  |  | 60% |
|  |  | 59% |
|  |  | 58% |

 

#### **Top OTT Programs, by Attention Index**

**Attention Index** measures how effectively a specific program keeps a viewer’s eyes on the TV screen while the viewer is in the room with the TV on.

These were the top Streaming shows for Attention this month.

| **Program** | **Application ** | **Attention Index** |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 153.8 |
|  |  | 150.6 |
|  |  | 148.1 |
|  |  | 145.6 |
|  |  | 142.3 |

 

#### **Top OTT Programs, by Binge Rate**

**Binge Rate **measures the percentage of episode views where the viewer has watched 3 or more episodes in a single session.

| **Program ** | **Application** | **Binge Rate** |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 54% |
|  |  | 53% |
|  |  | 51% |
|  |  | 51% |
|  |  | 49% |

 

#### **Top TV Shows, by TV Ad Attention**

TV Ad Attention measures how effectively an ad or ads held viewers’ Attention while they aired. It is measured as the percentage of all ad impressions in which the viewer was looking at the TV screen for two or more seconds. **American Housewife **on **ABC **and **CBS**’s **The Amazing Race **took the top two spots for primetime broadcast Ad Attention in the month.

***Top Programs by TV Ad Attention, BROADCAST, October 2020***

| **Program** | **Network** | **Ad Attention** |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 44.4% |
|  |  | 43.8% |
|  |  | 42.9% |
|   |  | 41.7% |
|  |  | 41.4% |

 

***Top Programs by TV Ad Attention, CABLE, October 2020***

| **Program ** | **Network** | **Ad Attention** |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 49.2% |
|  |  | 47.7% |
|  |  | 47.0% |
|  |  | 46.6% |
|  |  | 44.0% |

 

#### **Top Brands, by TV Ad Attention, October 2020**

The brands with the best Ad Attention scores are leveraging strong creative and making smart media-buying decisions - at the network, program and daypart level

| **Brand** | **Ad Attention (%)** |
| --- | --- |
|  | 42.1% |
|  | 41.5% |
|  | 41.2% |
|  | 41.2% |
|  | 41.1% |

 

#### **Top Ad, by Ad Attention**

To identify October’s top ad for Attention, we used our Creative Attention Score (CAS), to determine how well creative breaks through. These are the ads that drove the greatest audience engagement - isolated from the effects of media placement.

**October****'s Top Ad - Overall**

**Snickers - 'Fantasy Night' **(110.2 Creative Attention Score):  

 

**October's Top Ad - Women**

**Lucky Charms - '#SingWithLucky' **(113 Creative Attention Score): 

 

**October's Top Ad - Men**

**EA Sports - 'FIFA 21 Win as One'** (114.4 Creative Attention Score): 

 

=For more information on Ad Attention, Ad Attention, or OTT Content, [contact us](https://www.tvisioninsights.com/contact-us).

 

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