“The average American watched an average of 5.1 hours of television per day in 2009. That’s time you could have spent exercising, eating a meal together, entertaining, enjoying nature, meditating, enjoying a hobby, reading a book, or fulfilling a dream.”
5.1 hours a day is unbelivable. So I poked around looking for other sources to confirm this. I found many. Here’s one from the LA Times.
This alone makes me want to throw out every Television in my house (okay, I only have one, but still) just to help bring down the average even more.