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TV Viewers' Average Age Hits 50

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hey-i'm-almost-that-old-now dept.

Ant writes "Variety reports on a recent study that says TV viewership's median age is outside the 18-49 years demographic: "The broadcast networks have grown older than ever — if they were a person, they wouldn't even be a part of TV's target demo anymore." These totals exclude DVR users, and apparently the oldest since they started tracking it. Of course you know what the means ... TV is for old people! The internet has confirmed it.

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  1. Excellent! by overshoot · · Score: 3, Funny
    So since I don't watch the boob tube [1] I must not be old, right? (Looking at driver's license and checking the date.)

    So how come the AARP keeps pestering me and the stores offer me the "seniors discount?"

    [1] Thanks very much, $HERSELF's boobs here are still very worth watching.

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    1. Re:Excellent! by dubbayu_d_40 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sorry grandpa, your /. id confirms you're freaking ancient.

  2. We 'retired people' are on the web too. by crovira · · Score: 4, Funny

    Broadcasters can lick the sweat off of my balls.

    Getting any media off of the air is so passé.

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    1. Re:We 'retired people' are on the web too. by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 3, Funny

      Broadcasters can lick the sweat off of my balls.

      I hardly think this is the place to be pitching your new website idea.

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  3. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by telchine · · Score: 4, Funny

    >>The internet has confirmed it.

    Ah, but what does Netcraft say?

  4. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    MTV, for example. (I tell her it WAS cool, in the 80's, but that is dating myself)

    Two points -

    1. MTV as never *cool*, unless you define "cool" as being part of the "Under-15-OMFG-Gag-Me-With-A-Spoon!" crowd.
    2. If you're "dating yourself", I hope you at least do it in private, so your kid doesn't see you.
  5. Re:Average live median age? by lazyDog86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's interesting. So maybe you can help with this: what does the MODE button do on my remote? Make the programming even more average?

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  6. Fat Chance! by anti-human+1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If old people were in fact the biggest demographic, there would likely be at least one station that plays nothing but Matlock and Walker, Texas Ranger. AARPTV or something.

  7. So does this mean... by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does this mean that today's youth are outside riding bikes, skipping, playing games, building tree forts, etc?

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    1. Re:So does this mean... by gregbot9000 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean outside getting lost, raped, kidnapped and murdered? I hope not, it's a scary world out there. They should be siting down nice and safely, watching shows free of sex or violence, letting TV raise them like it did me. Now if you excuse me I think Law & Order: SVU is on.

  8. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    3b. Internet Killed the TV Star

  9. Re:Technophobia by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just technophobia? Pfft, what are old people not afraid of?!

  10. Re:Average live median age? by lazyDog86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pointless semantic arguments, uninformed annoying commentary, and disregard of nuanced definitions?
    My God, they're right! The Internet is replacing television!

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  11. Simpsons did it! by Monkey_Genius · · Score: 3, Funny

    Homer: I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me -- no matter how dumb my suggestions are.(Pulls out a "nuts and gum" mixture, starts chomping.)

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  12. the digital switch of DOOM! by Scrameustache · · Score: 3, Funny

    They'll take the channels they can get via rabbit ears

    6 months, and counting...

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  13. Re:Average live median age? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Fuckin Average

  14. Re:No, you just don't measure the young viewers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aw man, he went and made up a whole bunch of insightful observations and you had to go and piss on his parade with facts.

  15. Re:Technophobia by theheadlessrabbit · · Score: 3, Funny

    what are old people not afraid of?!

    Matlock

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  16. Re:Average live median age? by xant · · Score: 2, Funny

    It changes to the channel which has the most shows on it.

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  17. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by dintech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Luckily for the advertisers, the oldies are holding all the cash anyway. Now the hard part, how to get the tight-fisted old curmudgeons to let go of it...

  18. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by kalirion · · Score: 4, Funny

    From what I hear, claim to be a Nigerian prince works just fine?

  19. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by God'sDuck · · Score: 3, Funny

    I got lots of stares those first few ears.

    You know, if you sterilize the needles, you get fewer stares and go through fewer ears...

  20. Re:"The internet has confirmed it" by greyhueofdoubt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't forget Valley Girls? Whose bizarre inflections have spread across America? So you can't tell if a teenager is asking a question or making a statement?

    Hearing it makes my brain cringe? I can't imagine what it would be like? For a non-english-speaker to parse valley girl talk? Effectively?

    -b?

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  21. Re:Hip-Hop and Alternative Culture Before "Interne by Eli+Gottlieb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would you mind explaining that in English instead of Hippy?