Dynamic content ratings

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices and from a user device, a request for access to a content item, wherein the request comprises an indication of a content platform on which the content item is to be provided;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices and from the user device, a plurality of indications that the user device is accessing the content item, wherein different indications of the plurality of indications are received at periodic intervals, and wherein each indication of the plurality of indications corresponds to a trick play operation corresponding to a respective different portion of the content item;

determining, based on the plurality of indications, an accessed amount of the content item that was accessed by the user device via the content platform;

updating, based on the content platform and based on a comparison between the accessed amount of the content item and a threshold amount of the content item, a viewership quantity metric associated with the content item;

determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item; and

causing display of output associated with the popularity of the content item on a display screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of user devices.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of network connections used to request the content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trick play operation corresponds to one or more of:

pausing the content item, rewinding the content item,

fast forwarding the content item,

playing the content item in slow motion,

resuming the content item,

fast rewinding the content item,

slow forwarding the content item,

slow rewinding the content item, or

jumping to a previous or future frame of the content item.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the viewership quantity metric, device usage of the content platform; and

providing, based on the device usage of the content platform satisfying a predetermined threshold, support for the content platform.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at irregular intervals during a period in which the user device is performing different trick play operations corresponding to the content item, a second plurality of indications.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices and from a user device, a request for access to a content item, wherein the request comprises an indication of a content platform on which the content item is to be provided;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, from the user device, and over periodic intervals during a duration that the content item is being accessed by the user device, a plurality of indications that the user device is accessing the content item, wherein each indication of the plurality of indications corresponds to a trick play operation corresponding to a respective different portion of the content item;

updating, based on the content platform and the plurality of indications, a viewership quantity metric associated with the content item;

determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item; and

causing display of output associated with the popularity of the content item on a display screen of the user device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein at least one indication of the plurality of indications further corresponds to recording of the content item.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the updating the viewership quantity metric comprises:

aggregating other indications received from other user devices of a same household with the plurality of indications received from the user device, wherein the other indications indicate that the other user devices are accessing the content item.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the trick play operation further corresponds to one or more of:

a pause operation performed by the user device; or

a resume operation performed by the user device.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein updating the viewership quantity metric comprises:

determining, based on the plurality of indications, an accessed amount of the content item that was accessed by the user device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein updating the viewership quantity metric further comprises:

increasing, based on a determination that the accessed amount of the content item exceeds a threshold, the viewership quantity metric.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of user devices.

14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of network connections used to request the content item.

15. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining an account associated with the user device; and

tracking content access employing the account.

16. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a user device and during a period in which the user device is accessing a content item via a content platform, a first indication at a first time, wherein the first indication indicates that the user device is performing a first trick play operation corresponding to a first portion of the content item;

transmitting, by the user device and during the period in which the user device is accessing the content item via the content platform, a second indication at a second time, wherein the second indication indicates that the user device is performing the first trick play operation corresponding to a second portion of the content item;

transmitting, by the user device and after the period in which the user device is accessing the content item via the content platform, a third indication at a third time, wherein the third indication indicates that the user device is performing a second trick play operation corresponding to a third portion of the content item;

receiving, by the user device, data associated with a popularity of the content item, wherein the popularity is determined based on the content platform and is further based on a plurality of indications comprising the first, second, and third indications; and

outputting, for display, the data associated with the popularity of the content item on a screen associated with the user device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of first trick play operation further corresponds to one or more of:

a pause operation performed by the user device; or

a resume operation performed by the user device.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item, wherein the different viewership quantity metrics are based on the popularity of the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of user devices.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

tracking different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item, wherein the different viewership quantity metrics are based on the popularity of the content item; and

segregating the different viewership quantity metrics based on different types of network connections used to request the content item.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining an account associated with the user device; and

tracking content access employing the account.