# Time spent watching TV, hours per day

Average hours per day that people aged 15 and over in the United States spent watching TV as their main activity, from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series TUU10101AA01014236, activity code 600025). The average covers every day of the week and everyone in the population, including people who did not do the activity that day. Watching television programs and movies, religious programs included. Going out to the movies is counted with arts and entertainment, under leisure.

## Key facts

- Time spent watching TV, hours per day in the United States was 2.61 hours per day in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from 2003 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `time_use_watching_tv_hours_per_day`
- Unit: hours per day
- Note: Only primary activities count: something done at the same time as another activity, such as watching TV while eating, is counted once, under the main activity. The population is people aged 15 and over living in households (the civilian noninstitutional population). United States only.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/time-spent-watching-tv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/time_use_watching_tv_hours_per_day

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | hours per day | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 2.61 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. American Time Use Survey: average hours per day watching TV, population aged 15 and over, all days (TUU10101AA01014236, activity 600025). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/tu/tu.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |