Nielsen: Americans Watching Less Live TV
In the second quarter of 2012, Americans spent more than 34 hours per week in front of a TV set, though a growing amount of what is being watched is delivered by Internet connection, according to Nielsen's latest Cross Platform Report.
In Q2 2012, Americans watched an average of 4 hours 18 minutes (4:18) of live television per day, 22 minutes of DVR playback, 12 minutes of videos games and 10 minutes of DVD playback. This compares with Q2 2011 when 4:23 was spent with live TV, and 20 minutes with DVR, 12 minutes with DVD and 12 minutes with video games.
Americans added another 5 hours in front of the computer screen in Q2 2012 as well, using the Internet or watching video content.
Read more http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/2012-11-13-nielsen-cross-platform-report