Media > Television viewing: Countries Compared

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

A Statistics Canada survey shows that Canadian TV watchers watched more news and less sports in 2003 than in 1998. <p>Canadians spent about 38 percent of their time watching news and public affairs shows on basic cable TV, up from 33 percent in 1998, and about 15 percent of their time watching such programs on pay and specialty channels, compared to 11 percent in 1998. <p>Survey respondents said they spent about 14 percent of TV-viewing time watching sports, down from 19 percent in the earlier study. Watching sports on basic cable took up about six percent of viewersâ€™ time, two percent less than in 1998. <p>On average, Canadians watched about 22 hours of TV per week in 2003, with older viewers watching more than younger people. Men between 18 and 24 watched an average of 11.1 hours per week, while women in the same age group watched 15.5 hours.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	United Kingdom	28 hours per person per wee	2002
=1	United States	28 hours per person per wee	2002
3	Italy	27 hours per person per wee	2002
=4	Germany	23 hours per person per wee	2002
=4	France	23 hours per person per wee	2002
=4	Ireland	23 hours per person per wee	2002
7	Australia	22 hours per person per wee	2002
=8	Netherlands	20 hours per person per wee	2002
=8	Denmark	20 hours per person per wee	2002
10	Belgium	19 hours per person per wee	2002
=11	Finland	18 hours per person per wee	2002
=11	Norway	18 hours per person per wee	2002
=11	Sweden	18 hours per person per wee	2002

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