Americans watch 5 hours of TV per day.(STUDY)(Nielsen Media Research)(Brief article)

Response, June, 2007 by Pugatch, Courtney Beth

NEW YORK -- New figures released from Nielsen Media Research find that the average person in America watches four hours and 55 minutes of television per day. The study found that women, on average, are watching television nearly an hour more per day than men.

The average woman, age 18 and over, watches five hours and 43 minutes, compared to four hours and 55 minutes for men in the same category. This equals out to nearly 11 hours of television for each couple in America--a number steadily rising each year.

More surprising findings noted that the average kid between the ages of 12 and 17 watches three hours and 23 minutes of television per day, while kids between the ages of two and 11 watch three hours and 36 minutes of television.

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