In 2019, TV consumption in the United States was highest among African Americans,who watched an average of 3.23 hours of TV each day. Meanwhile, Asian Americans spent around half that amount of time watching television each day.
Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2009 and 2019, by ethnicity
(in hours)
*Figures for the Asian ethnic group for periods prior to 2016 were reported in a different format, therefore not comparable. Data for periods prior to 2019 comes from previous reporting.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 8, 2020). Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2009 and 2019, by ethnicity (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411806/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2009 and 2019, by ethnicity (in hours)." Chart. July 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411806/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2009 and 2019, by ethnicity (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411806/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Watching Tv per Capita in The United States in 2009 and 2019, by Ethnicity (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411806/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States in 2009 and 2019, by ethnicity (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411806/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-ethnicity/ (last visited May 18, 2022)