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You Are Still Watching a Staggering Amount Of TV Every Day (recode.net)

Posted by msmash on from the love-hate-relationship-with-TV dept.

Peter Kafka, reporting for Recode:TV! It's cooked! Toast! Doneso. Ready for the fork. Except not yet, because Americans are still watching a ton of TV, every day. For some of them, it's the equivalent of a full-time job. The average American watches an astonishing 4.5 hours of TV a day, according to a new report from Nielsen. Add in DVR time, and that number gets up to 5 hours a day. That usage is shrinking over time -- a couple of years ago, Americans were averaging five hours and twenty-three minutes a day.Nielsen's data also shows that people are now consuming more content on their smartphone devices than ever. Compared to just 47 minutes usage in 2014, it is now up to one hour and 39 minutes.

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  1. in before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In before this guy posts:
    http://www.theonion.com/article/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel-429

    1. Re:in before... by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's nothing, I don't even have Internet!

      Starting right no%$@#^YY%$#WA=NO CARRIER

    2. Re: in before... by WarJolt · · Score: 3, Funny

      Internet goes out and so does my TV. When I can pry the remote away it goes right to amazon and netflix. The shows remaining on cable suck. The demographic remaining on cable is clearly to blame, you guys watch some dumb shit.

  2. No TV for over 15 years now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I pretty much have no idea what's going on in the world of media. I can't even name one movie that's in theatres. And I fucking LOVE IT.

    1. Re:No TV for over 15 years now by Holi · · Score: 4, Funny

      ^^^^^ Yep, It's that guy ^^^^^^

      http://www.theonion.com/articl...

      We were waiting for you.

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    2. Re:No TV for over 15 years now by OzPeter · · Score: 4, Funny

      I pretty much have no idea what's going on in the world of media. I can't even name one movie that's in theatres. And I fucking LOVE IT.

      The jokes on you. Movie theaters went into decline about 10 years ago when the media companies figured out how to beam information straight into peoples brains. The last mainstream megaplex theatre closed down about 5 years ago, but you can still find some operating as museums where you can take the kids to experience "talkies" like your parents used to do.

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  3. Re:DEC Tag? by ShaunC · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll have you know I'm streaming 12 hours of Netflix on my Alpha every day!

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  4. Re:How do you know if a guy doesn't have a TV? by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 3, Funny

    I could have watched TV last night, but instead I shot nazi zombies. This is how TV dies. One zombie at a time.

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  5. Re:How averages work by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 4, Funny

    You do understand that an average of 4.5 hours a day means that out of six people, one has the set on 24 hours a day, and the other nine have it on for an hour a day.

    So, out of six people, one watches all the time, and the other NINE watch a bit? Seriously, out of six people, the one + nine watch it??

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