I have to say I enjoy my TV on a regular basis, in small, incremented doses. I select what I enjoy – taped or live – and it’s a chance for me to unwind. In this, I’m not alone. According to an A.C Nielsen survey, the average American watches around 31.5 hours of television per week.
So does this mean TV is not dying as the online gurus predicted it must? While one would automatically assume it’s the youth of today who are switching gears from sitting in front of a television screen to that of a computer, a study conducted by MTV entitled A Beta Life Youth, found that one in four people between 12-24 acknowledged seeing a brand first on TV, and 60% admitted that TV ads influenced them!