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The number of Americans who own a television is declining for the first time in 20 years due to the shift to digital TV, the economic downturn, and the popularity of watching TV online. Americans spend an average of three hours a month watching online video and over 50 days a year in front of the TV.
Despite the fact that more than half of US homes have three or more televisions, the number of Americans who own a television is declining for the first time in 20 years. A combination of the shift from analog to digital TV, the economic downturn, and the growing popularity of watching TV online has led to a steep decline: During the 1990s and early 2000s, approximately 99% of American households it used to have at least one TV, but now fewer than 97 percent do.
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On average, Americans spend about three hours a month watching online video, an amount that increased more than 50 percent from 2008 to 2009 and is expected to rise even more dramatically in 2011.
The number of people watching video on mobile phones also increased by more than 50% from 2008 to 2009.
Added together, the time the average American spends in front of the television amounts to more than 50 days a year.
