Fine Tuning

The average American household receives 36 channels but regularly views only 13. If the number of channels increases to 80, the number viewed is 14. Projecting these figures shows that a household receiving the proverbial 500 channels would view but 24.

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CREDIT: TIME Chart by Joe Lertola

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