Categorical columns (3 series, 4 groups)

0%20%40%60%Broadcast, FY24: 54%Broadcast, FY25: 50%Broadcast, FY26: 46%46%BroadcastStreaming, FY24: 22%Streaming, FY25: 28%Streaming, FY26: 33%33%StreamingCable, FY24: 19%Cable, FY25: 18%Cable, FY26: 19%19%CableOther, FY24: 5%Other, FY25: 4%Other, FY26: 7%7%OtherFY24FY25FY26

Series colors in the fixed order (slot 1 to 3), never re-assigned when a series is hidden. Columns 22px thick with 4px rounded caps, a 2px surface gap between neighbors, values on the latest year only, legend present because there is more than one series.

Lines (3 series, end-labeled)

020k40k60kApp starts, Apr: 31kApp starts, May: 34kApp starts, Jun: 38kApp starts, Jul: 41kApp starts, Aug: 47kApp starts, Sep: 52k52kWebsite, Apr: 40kWebsite, May: 39kWebsite, Jun: 41kWebsite, Jul: 40kWebsite, Aug: 42kWebsite, Sep: 43k43kYouTube, Apr: 12kYouTube, May: 15kYouTube, Jun: 17kYouTube, Jul: 22kYouTube, Aug: 26kYouTube, Sep: 29k29kAprMayJunJulAugSepApp startsWebsiteYouTube

2px lines with 8px points ringed in white, the end value labeled, one y-axis only (two measures of different scale get two charts, never a second axis). Text stays in text colors; the colored mark beside it carries identity.

Stacked bars (5 categories, Other folded)

MembersMembers, Drama: 38%38%Members, Kids: 22%22%Members, News: 18%18%Members, How-to: 12%Members, Other: 10%Non-membersNon-members, Drama: 24%24%Non-members, Kids: 31%31%Non-members, News: 15%Non-members, How-to: 20%20%Non-members, Other: 10%Under 35Under 35, Drama: 12%Under 35, Kids: 40%40%Under 35, News: 9%Under 35, How-to: 29%29%Under 35, Other: 10%DramaKidsNewsHow-toOtherShare of viewing time, FY26

Segments separated by 2px of white, not by strokes. A sixth category folds into Other (Slate). Inline labels only where they fit; the rest is carried by the legend and the table view.

Donut with a hero number

Individual gifts: 58%Underwriting: 24%Grants: 11%Other: 7%58%from individual giftsIndividual gifts58%Underwriting24%Grants11%Other7%Revenue by source, FY26 (illustrative)

The one circle the layout gets. At most five segments, the one the story is about in Yellow, the hero number in the middle, the rest in the legend with values. Never a 3D or exploded pie.

Stat tiles (when the answer is a number)

2.4M
people reached
across four channels and the app
31%
of viewing is streaming
up 5 points in a year
58%
of revenue from members
the largest single source

One number, a label, a one-line context. PBS Blue for the figure, Navy label, muted context, on Cloud. Three across at most; no chart behind them.

The chart palettes (tokens)

Categorical, fixed order
1
2
3
4
5
Other
PBS Blue, Coral, Green, Light Blue, Red; Other is Slate. Validated for color-vision deficiency on white; slot 2 needs visible labels.
Highlight
series
highlight
One series in PBS Blue, the one mark the story is about in Yellow.
Sequential (magnitude)
One hue, light to dark: Sky, Light Blue, PBS Blue, Medium Blue, Navy.
Diverging (polarity)
neg
mid
pos
Coral to Fog to PBS Blue; the midpoint is neutral, never a hue.
Status
good
warning
critical
Always with an icon or word; never reused as a series in the same chart.

Defined once as chart-* tokens. Charts sit on white; on a Navy slide use one series (Teal or Yellow) with white labels, because the accents are too light to stack as a series set on dark.