With three quarters of Americans saying they watch some TV every day, where do Christians rank in those numbers?
According to a new nationwide study by Barna Group in which adults 18 and older were asked what shows they watch and if they’re watching at all, practicing Christians tend to watch more TV than non-Christians.
Practicing Catholics watch an average of 3.5 hours per day and practicing Protestants watch an average of 3.1 hours per day.
In contrast, adherents to faiths other than Christianity watch 2.6 hours of TV per day and those of no faith, which includes self-identified atheists and agnostics, watch 2.7 hours.
Church attendance
Church attendance didn’t make much of a difference in the number of viewing hours. People who attended church in the past week, those who attended within the past month and those who haven’t attended within the past six months all watch an average of 3.2 hours per day.
The Barna research also found that the same TV shows considered popular among the general population are popular among practicing Christians.
Among other findings about watching TV, the research indicated the Internet has edged out TV as Americans’ primary source of information, with 54 percent of adults saying they rely on the Internet every day and 52 percent saying they rely on network TV. Half of all adults say they rely on cable TV on a daily basis.
(TAB, Barna)
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