Flemings watch an average of 2 hours 50 minutes TV a day
According to figures from the Centre for Information on the Media (CIM) Flemings watched television for an average of 2 hours and 50 minutes a day in 2017. This is 3 minutes less than in 2016. The amount of time watching television programmes at the time they are broadcast continues to fall, down from an average of 152 minutes a day in 2016 to 142 minutes a day in 2017.
The older we are, the more we watch television. For example, the over 65’s watch tv for an average of 4 hours and 50 minutes a day, while 12-17 year olds match television for an average of 1 hour a day. This is the only age category that watched less television that in 2017 than in 2016.
Flemings watch an average of 28 minutes television a day that they have either recorded or watch via so-called “catch-up” services.
Sunday remains the most popular TV day in Flanders with Flemings spending an average of 3 hours watching the box.