Green Options » TiVo http://greenoptions.com/tag/tivo Posts tagged 'TiVo' Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:30:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Augh! American TV Viewing at All-Time High http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/28/augh-american-tv-viewing-at-all-time-high/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/28/augh-american-tv-viewing-at-all-time-high/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:30:09 +0000 Cate Nelson http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/28/augh-american-tv-viewing-at-all-time-high/

*Sigh.* Sometimes I hear news that just makes me want to cry.

Today is one of those days. And the FDA, for once, has nothing to do with it.

Nielsen Company released a report this week that showed that American TV viewing is at an all-time high.

We are a nation of vidiots.

Yep, in the fourth quarter of last year, personal TV use was at 151 hours per month, up from 145 hours for each of the last three months in the previous year. That would be about 4 ½ hours per day per person.

American households watch, on average, 8 hours, 18 minutes of TV per day.  What the?! Oh my, why are Junior’s grades so awful? Why is he “heavy set”?

Read more of this story »

]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/28/augh-american-tv-viewing-at-all-time-high/feed/