Here is a more in depth article which presumably is interpreting the same statistics [0].
Note that mystery, crime, romance and history were among the top genres. I would venture that many more Americans watch mystery, crime, romance and history shows than the 46%.
To me, this borders on trying to draw conclusions from sensationalist titles like "only 10% of all Americans listen to the town cryer for news". There are other forms of media that people use to consume information or entertainment.
Note that mystery, crime, romance and history were among the top genres. I would venture that many more Americans watch mystery, crime, romance and history shows than the 46%.
To me, this borders on trying to draw conclusions from sensationalist titles like "only 10% of all Americans listen to the town cryer for news". There are other forms of media that people use to consume information or entertainment.
[0] https://today.yougov.com/entertainment/articles/48239-54-per...