Nielsen: Avg. U.S. homes Watch Same Number of Channels Weekly

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The average TV household receives more channels, but watches about the same number of channels weekly, according to Nielsen’s annual report on TV trends released Friday, June 4.

In 2007 the average U.S. home received 118.6 channels, an all time high, up from 104.2 channels in 2006. The average household tuned-in to 16 or 13 percent of the 118.6 channels at least 10 minutes per week compared to 2006 when the average household tuned-in 15.7

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