Young watch almost seven times less TV than over-65s - Ofcom
Young people now watch almost seven times less broadcast television than people aged over 65, according to a report from regulator Ofcom.
It said 16 to 24-year-olds spend just 53 minutes watching TV each day, a two-thirds decrease in the past 10 years.
Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over spend just under six hours on average watching TV daily.
This "generation gap" in viewing habits is wider than ever before, according to Ofcom's annual Media Nations report.
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That's good, I must have worked out my age wrong and in reality I'm under 25, what on earth do people find worth watching for 6 hours a day?
Woodsy - yes, 6 hours a day is mind-boggling. I don't know anyone who admits to watching that much TV, although maybe people underestimate it.
"Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over spend just under six hours on average watching TV daily."
Are they counting all the old people's homes and dementia units where a telly is blasting out all day and the poor sods can't get away? That might go some way to explaining it.
Depends on what you mean by "watching", wouldn't be surprised if a lot of older single people keep it on as background noise, a form of company.
Sam - good point, there are many places where TV is on all day every day. Pubs, hospitals and various waiting rooms. Maybe hardly anyone is really watching in the traditional sense.
Anon - we know of some younger people who have it on all day as a kind of background to daily life.
This week I watched the football highlights x 2 and an episode of Shetland. I loved one line; in the midst of miles and miles of bugger all the 'tec instructed his sergeant "Secure the scene!".
Whatever happened to comedy? Does anyone else remember delights such as A Most Peculiar Practice or Drop the Dead Donkey?
dearieme - comedy seems to be gems and dross. I caught the tail end of a Buster Keaton film the other day - Out West. It looks like a gem which I'll watch all the way through if I get the chance. Maybe the gems keep us searching among the dross.
"those aged 65 and over spend just under six hours on average watching TV daily"
Really? DAILY?
Ye Gods, no wonder people don't think for themselves any more.
We went to a Buster Keaton film festival once. It persuaded me that he was the only genius Hollywood has ever had.
Anon - and that's an average. Some could be watching much more.
dearieme - I've only seen clips, but enough to watch a few complete films if I can.
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