This statistic shows the average time spent watching TV by individuals in the United States in 2017, broken down by age. In the measured period U.S. consumers aged between 35 to 44 years spent on average 2.09 hours watching TV per day.
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Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2017, by age group (in hours)
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This statistic shows the average time spent watching TV by individuals in the United States in 2017, broken down by age. In the measured period U.S. consumers aged between 35 to 44 years spent on average 2.09 hours watching TV per day.
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This statistic shows the average time spent watching TV by individuals in the United States in 2017, broken down by age. In the measured period U.S. consumers aged between 35 to 44 years spent on average 2.09 hours watching TV per day.
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- June 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Age group
- 15 years and older
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- Figures have been rounded.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Age group
- 15 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Figures have been rounded.
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