Time Spent Viewing: Households

Per TV Home - Per Day
Annual Averages

1950	4 hrs. 35 mins.
1955	4 hrs. 51 mins.
1960	5 hrs. 06 mins.
1965	5 hrs. 29 mins.
1970	5 Hr. 56 Min.
1971	6 Hr. 2 Min.
1972	6 Hr. 12 Min.
1973	6 Hr. 15 Min.
1974	6 Hr. 14 Min.
1975	6 Hr. 7 Min.
1976	6 Hr. 18 Min.
1977	6 Hr. 10 Min.
1978	6 Hr. 17 Min.
1979	6 Hr. 28 Min.
1980	6 Hr. 36 Min.
1981	6 Hr. 45 Min.
1982	6 Hr. 48 Min.
1983	7 Hr. 2 Min.
1984	7 Hr. 8 Min.
1985	7 Hr. 10 Min.
1986	7 Hr. 8 Min.
1987	7 Hr. 1 Min.
1988	7 Hr. 3 Min.
1989	7 Hr. 1 Min.
1990	6 Hr. 53 Min.
1991	7 Hr. 0 Min.
1992	7 Hr. 5 Min.
1993	7 Hr. 13 Min.
1994	7 Hr. 16 Min.
1995	7 Hr. 17 Min.
1996	7 Hr. 11 Min.
1997	7 Hr. 12 Min.
1998	7 Hr. 15 Min.
1999	7 Hr. 26 Min.
2000	7 Hr. 35 Min.
2001	7 Hr. 40 Min.
2002	7 Hr. 44 Min.
2003	7 Hr. 58 Min.
2004	8 Hr. 1 Min.
2005	8 Hr. 11 Min.
2006	8 Hr. 14 Min.
2007	8 Hrs 14 Min

Time Spent Viewing: Persons

Per Person - Per Day
Annual Averages

Year	Men	Women	Teens	Children
1988	3:59	4:41	3:18	3:22
1989	3:58	4:39	3:09	3:28
1990	3:51	4:28	3:15	3:18
1991	4:01	4:36	3:16	3:11
1992	4:02	4:40	3:10	3:08
1993	4:04	4:41	3:07	3:07
1994	4:02	4:39	3:05	3:06
1995	4:02	4:38	3:02	3:07
1996	3:58	4:34	2:49	2:59
1997	3:56	4:33	2:54	3:03
1998	3:57	4:33	2:58	2:57
1999	4:02	4:40	3:02	2:58
2000	4:11	4:46	3:04	3:07
2001	4:19	4:51	3:04	3:12
2002	4:22	4:58	3:09	3:10
2003	4:29	5:05	3:07	3:14
2004	4:26	5:07	3:07	3:16
2005	4:31	5:17	3:19	3:19
2006	4:35	5:17	3:22	3:26
2007	4:35	5:14	3:21	3:25

Source: Nielsen Media Research.
Data prior to Sept. '87 based on NTI Audimeter sample.
From Sept. '87, data based on NTI People Meter sample.

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