Many Channels, Few Watched
These days, viewers have a plethora of television channels to choose from. Back in 1994, the number of channels received by the average U.S. household was 40, with people watching ten of them. In 2013, viewers could avail of a whopping 189 channels. Despite this, however, they only watch somewhere between 17 and 18.
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This chart shows the number of channels viewed by the average U.S. household.
Number of TV households in the United States from season 2000-2001 to season 2025-2026 (in millions)
Average number of TV shows actively watched at a time by consumers in the United Stated as of June 2023
Average number of television channels in urban households in Russia from 2000 to 2019
Number of pay TV households in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by type (in millions)
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Distribution of internet users watching national TV channels in the United States as of September 2021, by platform
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