Television sets are found in almost every American home. Nine out of ten Americans watch at least one television show a day. Children watch a great deal of television; 4-year-olds watch about 27 hours of television each week. But older people watch television more than any other age group. Men and women over the age of 55 watch more than 32 hours of T.V. each week.

电视机差不多遍及美国的每个家庭。十分之九的美国人每天至少看一个电视节目。小孩们看好多的电视(节目)，四岁大的孩子一周大约要看上27 小时的电视，然而老年人比其他年龄段的人看得更多。55岁以上的男女每周要看超过32小时的电视节目。