30 Unbelievable Television Stats Television a tool we can’t seem to live with or without.

30 Unbelievable Television Stats Television a tool we can’t seem to live with or without. Not so many years ago when television first hit the market the entire concept was mind boggling. Now today almost every home has at least one or more televisions which are operated continuously when the occupants are at home. Here are 30 unbelievable television stats.

1. By the time your child turns 18 they will have watched 30,000 hours of television

2. By the time your child graduates they will have spent more time watching TV then in the class room.

3. The NBC evening news globe spun in the wrong direction up until January 1984 when some one finally realized it and corrected it.

4. The first television commercial was twenty seconds long and aired in July of 1941 for Bulova.

5. The first television commercial was aired during a game between the Brooklyn Dodger and the Philadelphia Phillies in July of 1941.

6. In 1950 only 10% of homes had a television.

7. In 1960 90% of homes had a television

8. In 2004 99% of homes had a television and 80% had two or more televisions.

9. Today more people have televisions than have telephones.

10. The highest paid US sit com actor was Jerry Seinfeld at $1M per episode. Yes that’s correct per episode.

11. The most expensive ad ever ran on television cost $2M for a 30 second spot. It aired during the final episode of friends on NBC on May 6, 2004.

12. In 1985 during the Japanese International Exposition the world’s largest television was displayed measuring 80 feet by 150 feet.

13. Wendy’s Hamburgers produced the largest number of commercials featuring a company’s president.

14. Dave Thomas from Wendy’s starred in 652 commercials

15. Pokemon airing in Japan to Japanese children caused 700 children to be rushed to hospital with convulsions because of a 10 second spot in which Pikachu flashed his big red eyes to a loud explosive boom.

16. The earliest experimental television transmission occurred in 1928 and was conducted by W2XBS.

17. Felix the cat was the first image to ever be broadcast on television.

18. Preschool children in the United States watch 40 hours of television per week making them the largest television market.

19. By 2025 IPTV will be standard for all televisions which will be connected to our broadband internet interface allowing us to choose from thousands of programs.

20. Within the next 20 years broadcast television as we know it will change and only broadcast news and live sports.

21. Younger children who watch too much television are likely to become bullies

22. Preschoolers who watch violent television are more likely to be aggressive and have antisocial behavioral problems.

23. The average American child will watch 100,000 acts of televised violence, by age 13.

24. The average American child will have witnessed 8000 television murders by the age of 13.

25. 68% of viewers feel there is too much sex and violence on television.

26. There are around 110 million televisions in the homes of US citizens.

27. Within the next 5 years television screens will be added to watches, coffee makers, clocks, children’s cereal bowls, and anywhere else you can imagine.

28. Half of all children watching television will watch music videos

29. Studies are showing that the amount of television our children watch is detrimental to their mental health.

30. Watching television is the number one pastime of all Americans.

Television has been with us for many years now. It will be interesting to see what the future brings. With technology changing rapidly one can only imagine what might be around the corner for television. One thing is for sure. We need to get our kids away from the television and out to enjoy some good healthy kid’s games and interactions. Otherwise the next generations are going to be television addicts.

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