1. 99% of homes in the U.S. have a TV, and 57% have more than one.

2. In most homes in the U.S., the TV is on for an average of 7 hours a day.

3. In the average preschooler’s home, the TV is on for more than half of his or her waking hours.

4. Saturday morning and after-school cartoons have an average of more than 26 acts of violence every hour.

5. Children in the U.S. see more than 400 TV commercials a week--over 20,000 a year.

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