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Can this be so?

Teacups — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:40:17 GMT

That Americans now watch 160 hours of TV a month. I am shutting mine down..............total waste of time!! Heard this on the radio news.

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terrier3 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:41:54 GMT

Yes...the only mediums that LOST time were radio and newspapers.

TV was up even more than internet. But 80% of people surveyed were online AND watching TV at the same time.

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Puzzle Piece — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:44:22 GMT

I don't know. I don't watch all that much as I find most of the shows predictable and not that good.

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NoelSeven — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:46:30 GMT

Watching TV does not have to be a waste of time, far from it. It depends on what you watch. I've never watched a Housewives show but I do like to watch NOVA, Masterpiece Theater, and a recent show detailing the battle of Gettysburg.

It's like most things in life, it's what you make of it.

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Teacups — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:50:56 GMT

Noel I agree with you as I watch History etc...but that much? Sitting too much...I noticed that with my parents....they were always watching TV. If you watch good things you can educate yourself.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:55:15 GMT

That is 40 hours a week, a full time job! No, I do not watch even close to that. I have shows that I like and I DVR most of them. I save them so they cannot be erased and then I watch them when I have time. My schedule for TV watching varies so greatly. Some weeks I may watch about 10-12 hrs a week and then I will go for 2 weeks and not watch it at all. The only show I do not miss is Jeopardy. I watch that every night and if I am not home by 7, I watch the recording when I get home.

I don't get any of my news from television either. Well, I will occasionally watch Brian Williams before Jeopardy if I happen to be home but I get all my news online and have several different papers delivered to our house daily.

I do think people watch way too much TV but the numbers you gave both surprised me and saddened me. Wow, that is way too much. I cannot imagine watching as much television as a full time job. Americans do watch a lot of tv though, when I am in Australia, I would say more than half of the people I Know there don't even own a tv. People there are very rarely in their homes, they are out and about and when they are home they connect with each other, not with television or social media.

When I was growing up, I could watch 8 hours a week and my mother monitored it. I hated that at the time but as I have gotten older I do appreciate it. I see the bad TV habits some of my friends have. I ended up doing the same with my daughter. She could watch 10 hours though and there was no TV in her room.

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cody2 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:06:48 GMT

On 6/5/2014 NoelSeven said:
Watching TV does not have to be a waste of time, far from it. It depends on what you watch. I've never watched a Housewives show but I do like to watch NOVA, Masterpiece Theater, and a recent show detailing the battle of Gettysburg.

It's like most things in life, it's what you make of it.

And don't forget Check Please. Love that.

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cody2 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:08:23 GMT

We rarely turn the television on except for watching the news during dinner and baseball games. I still enjoy reading the 3 newspapers that we get in the morning.

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tansy — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:10:42 GMT

On 6/5/2014 cody said:
On 6/5/2014 NoelSeven said:
Watching TV does not have to be a waste of time, far from it. It depends on what you watch. I've never watched a Housewives show but I do like to watch NOVA, Masterpiece Theater, and a recent show detailing the battle of Gettysburg.

It's like most things in life, it's what you make of it.

And don't forget Check Please. Love that.

Me, too! I am trying to knock off 10 pounds but I watched three episodes I had recorded this morning :-)

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Azcowgirl — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:19:25 GMT

I have it on as background white noise, while doing project etc, but I never actually "sit down" to watch it.

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NoelSeven — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:22:45 GMT

On 6/5/2014 AprilFlowers said:
Noel I agree with you as I watch History etc...but that much? Sitting too much...I noticed that with my parents....they were always watching TV. If you watch good things you can educate yourself.

ITA, definitely not that much! That's a little over 5 hrs a day, right? Every day. I can't imagine most people watch that much.

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NoelSeven — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:23:56 GMT

On 6/5/2014 cody said:
On 6/5/2014 NoelSeven said:
Watching TV does not have to be a waste of time, far from it. It depends on what you watch. I've never watched a Housewives show but I do like to watch NOVA, Masterpiece Theater, and a recent show detailing the battle of Gettysburg.

It's like most things in life, it's what you make of it.

And don't forget Check Please. Love that.

Thumbs up!

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Bridgegal — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:46:06 GMT

It depends on the time of year for me. During football and baseball seasons, I watch a lot more than that. But other than a few series, I don't watch much the rest of the year. TV is never on during the day if I'm home.

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Lakk — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:54:07 GMT

One of mine is on 24/7, 365 a year. I go to sleep with the tv on in the bedroom. If I'm here one of them is on, for me its for the noise. I'm not watching anything specific most of the time, often I have on the music channels.

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insomniac — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:56:06 GMT

I watch mine about an hour a day. I cannot comprehend having it on endlessly.

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MomOf4 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:57:34 GMT

On 6/5/2014 Lakk said:
One of mine is on 24/7, 365 a year. I go to sleep with the tv on in the bedroom. If I'm here one of them is on, for me its for the noise. I'm not watching anything specific most of the time, often I have on the music channels.

24/7 365 days a year? Do you leave it on even when you're not home?

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Lakk — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:09:49 GMT

I do.

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MomOf4 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:10:59 GMT

On 6/5/2014 Lakk said:
I do.

May I ask why?

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Lakk — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:18:35 GMT

First the police say it may prevent someone from breaking in if they think someone is home. (which I seriously doubt) Secondly I don't like pure silence. I have a car that's 4 /12 yrs. old and it doesn't have 3,800 miles on it yet. I'm rarely away from home unless I go to the doctor once a year or if I'm at the grocery less than a mile away. To each his own.

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MomOf4 — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:32:23 GMT

On 6/5/2014 Lakk said:
First the police say it may prevent someone from breaking in if they think someone is home. (which I seriously doubt) Secondly I don't like pure silence. I have a car that's 4 /12 yrs. old and it doesn't have 3,800 miles on it yet. I'm rarely away from home unless I go to the doctor once a year or if I'm at the grocery less than a mile away. To each his own.

I understand and that makes sense.