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TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS 5. What's average viewing time morning, afternoon, evening? ::illl!lllllll]l!ll!!!lll!l!!!r Average hours of viewing per home per day hy day parts Night Afternoon Morning Total hours Monday-Friday 3 hrs. 30 min. 1 hr. 25 min. 31 min. 5 hrs. 26 min. Saturday 3 hrs. 58 min. 1 hr. 46 min. 45 min. 6 hrs. 29 min. Sunday 3 hrs. 40 min. 1 hr. 54 min. 15 min. 5 hrs. 49 min. All Days 3 hrs. 35 min. 1 hr. 32 min. 31 min. 5 hrs. 38 min. SOURCE: Nielsen Television Index. Nov. -Dec. 1956. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM im i iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii hi iiiiiiini i mill Number of U. S. homes watching tv NIGHT 7 days Jan. '57 22.5 Millions of homes per average minute AFTERNOON Mon.-Fri. Jan. '57 11.2 July '56 13.0 U. How does tv viewing vary by seasons? Annual Average: -"i III I \ C Nielsen. MORNING July '56 Mon.-Fri. 6.1 Jan. July '57 '56 ,a 2.1 I 2.9 7.8 17.8 Peak viewing audiences of television are almost double those during the summer when watching tv is at a low point. To get a fullyrounded picture, however, the summer viewing level should be compared with the annual average since the January figure is not typical of the year. It should also be pointed out that some summer periods actually record a higher sets-in-use figure than during the winter. This is especially true during late night periods. Note that figures at left are per average minute, do not show tv's full audience. 80 TV AND RADIO BASICS