We May Like The Internet, But We Love TV

from the where-does-the-time-go dept

Americans are watching 4 minutes per day more TV than they were a year ago, a new study says. What's driving the increase? All that breaking news. Viewing by young people held steady -- what with them being on that internet thing all the time -- with the increase coming from people over 35, apparently illustrating why the network news is full of ads for Cialis and arthritis medicine.

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    BlackCow, Jan 9th, 2006 @ 5:47pm

    I like the internet better then TV, its much more entertaining. Ill watch the simpsons and the news and stuff but there is a lot of crap on TV. My dad got a nice HD TV and its nice for movies and the discovery channel but I would rather have a wicked awsome computer then a wicked awsome HD TV.

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    A couple of hours

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    Phil Ochs, Jan 9th, 2006 @ 9:26pm

    I only watched a couple of hours of TV last year. The Dylan documentry and the Super Bowl. I only watched the Super Bowl because I was in Philly on business and knew I'd have to talk football with my clients.

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    Rolling News is not something you watch

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    giafly, Jan 10th, 2006 @ 3:57am

    ... it's something that you leave playing in the background, while doing the housework or talking to family, or whatever, just in case something interesting happens.

    I wonder whether the figures might not show a fall if they only counted the time that "viewers" were actually "viewing" their TV.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jan 13th, 2006 @ 11:42am

    Sad.

    I don't watch TV. I buy DVD movies, or I pirate them if I get tired at how expensive they are.

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    The Internet is way better then TV

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    Joey, Jul 15th, 2006 @ 10:49pm

    TV use to be good , but there is nothing on anymore . Iam on the internet way more and there is more stuff to do then the dumb TV . FUCK TV

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