* Differences between live, streamed/downloaded and prerecorded/on Demand television viewing were not measured until 2013; and differences between online viewing of streamed/downloaded content vs. short videos were not measured until 2017.
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Share of time spent watching TV among U.S. children 2017, by platform
This statistic presents data on the share of daily time 0 to 8 year olds spent watching TV in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform. In 2017, it was found that young children spent on average about ** percent of their daily media time watching live TV.
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Common Sense Media. (October 19, 2017). Share of daily time spent watching TV among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/
Common Sense Media. "Share of daily time spent watching TV among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform*." Chart. October 19, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/
Common Sense Media. (2017). Share of daily time spent watching TV among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/
Common Sense Media. "Share of Daily Time Spent Watching Tv among 0- to 8-year-olds in The United States from 2011 to 2017, by Platform*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 19 Oct 2017, /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/
Common Sense Media, Share of daily time spent watching TV among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Share of daily time spent watching TV among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by platform* [Graph], Common Sense Media, October 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/768414/time-share-spent-tv-watching-children-by-platform/