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TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS 3. How does tv viewing level vary with time of day? §<l Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I .!IIIIIIIJI!!IIII!!III!!I!1I!II!!I!II1!!II!II!!IIII!J!III!!1 Illllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Homes using tv by hours of day during the average winter day Viewing figures below represent Viewing figures below represent four-week average during Jan. -Feb 1957, come from Nielsen Tv Index Data to 6 p.m. is for Mon.-Fri. Nighttime data is for full week. Homes figures cover all those viewing during the hour B , Daytime, Mon.-Fri. Nighttime, Sun. -Sat. N. Y. Time 6-7 A.M. 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11 -NOON % Homes (000) 0.3 118 3.4 1,336 10.0 3,930 12.9 5,070 14.9 5,856 20.3 7,978 N. Y. Time % Homes (000) N00N-1 P.M. 25.4 9,982 1-2 21.6 8,489 2-3 22.2 8,725 3-4 24.5 9,629 4-5 30.6 12,026 5-6 37.7 14,816 N. Y. Time 6-7 P.M. 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-MID. 45.8 56.8 66.4 68.4 60.0 37.0 Homes (000) 17,999 22,322 26,095 26,881 23,580 14,541 L:/:ill!!l!l!lllllllllllllllllilllll 4. What percent of homes watch tv by months of the year? C!ll!lllllllll!!l!l!llll!!::i::!ll!!l!l'i!!ll!llllllllllllll!!llllllllllllllll!l!!lli illlllllllllllllllilllllil! % HOMES USING TV -- % Homes viewing 6 A.M.-6 P.M. Mon.-Fri. 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 % Homes viewing 6 P.M. -Mid. all days --.^ BBJBU— am mmmmas ** — Tlw tetzZ. . April 1956 May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1957 Feb. March April SOURCE: Nielsen Television Indei, New York time. 78 TV AND RADIO BASICS