Blame it on the recession, blame it on the convenience of DVRs or blame it on the fact that dancing with D-list celebrities and police forensics are boring in real life, but television viewing has gone up over the last year. According to a Nielson study, Americans watch 151 hours of TV per month, or over 5 hours each day. That's up from the all time high of 143 hours last year, and is part of a long term trend toward our total couchpotatofication.
Another explaination for the record is the increase in viewership on the Internet and mobile phones. That's right, our slacking off at school, work and on the bus has allowed us to break records yet again. Now all I need is for someone to get me a shower TV, and I'll never have to interact with a real-life person ever again.
--Cody
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