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Mini Poll: Watching Television Watchers Is A Science


Current Totals:

If you had to pick only one, which of the following local evening newscasts would you watch?


Channel 2:
 14%
Channel 11:
 1%
Channel 2 or Channel 11 because they share so much content now:
 3%
Channel 4:
 24%
Channel 5:
 56%
Channel 10 (Shout out to Gilberto!):
 2%
Channel 30 (I'd watch them if they had local news.):
 0%
Channel 46 (ditto):
 1%

 

If you could only watch programming on one broadcast network, which of the following would you choose?


FOX:
 20%
CBS:
 29%
NBC:
 44%
ABC:
 7%
WB:
 0%

 

Which of the following cable/satellite channels do you watch most often?


The Food Network:
 8%
Discovery:
 12%
CNN:
 19%
QVC:
 1%
HBO:
 11%
ESPN:
 13%
MTV:
 1%
HGTV:
 16%
I don't watch any of these:
 8%
I only have basic cable, or no cable at all:
 11%

 

Who provides your television service?


A cable provider, like Charter:
 39%
A satellite provider, like DISH or DirecTV:
 32%
An IP-based system, like ATT's nifty U-Verse:
 15%
Websites like HULU:
 2%
Mr. Rabbit Ears or an antenna on my roof:
 9%
I don't watch TV:
 3%

 

About how many hours a week do you watch television?


None:
 3%
1 to 3:
 9%
4 to 10:
 36%
11 to 20:
 32%
21 to 30:
 13%
30 or more:
 7%

 

Which of the following TV shows have you watched in the past week?


Local news:
 90%
National news:
 79%
House:
 22%
Law & Order - Criminal Intent:
 18%
60 Minutes:
 28%
CSI:
 14%
CSI - Miami:
 16%
CSI - New York:
 16%
The Unit:
 8%
America's Funniest Home Videos:
 6%
Bones:
 14%
Criminal Minds:
 16%
Cold Case:
 16%

 

Have you seen any television ads for Mayor Slay's reelection campaign?


Yes, a few times:
 41%
Yes, often:
 59%
No:
 0%

 

Which of the following are you most likely to watch on TV?


Reality shows:
 7%
How-to shows:
 10%
Sports:
 20%
Talk shows:
 11%
Sitcoms:
 11%
Dramas:
 22%
Old movies:
 14%
Commercials:
 1%
Video from my security camera:
 2%

 

Do you think there is too much violence on TV?


Yes:
 68%
No:
 32%

 

Do you think there is too much cursing and sexual situations on TV?


Yes:
 57%
No:
 43%

 

Do you think the government should further restrict violence, cursing, or sexual situations from TV?


Yes:
 27%
No:
 54%
No, and they should relax their current standards:
 18%

 

Which of the following do you think the government's regulations over program content should cover?


Only broadcast networks, like ABC, NBC, and CBS:
 34%
Broadcast networks and basic cable, like MTV and Discovery:
 19%
Broadcast networks, basic cable, and premium cable, like HBO and Cinemax:
 14%
The government shouldn't have regulations over any stations:
 33%

 

Do you have a DVR service like TiVo at your home?


Yes, and I use it often:
 33%
Yes, and I use it occasionally:
 13%
No:
 37%
No, but I wish I did:
 17%

 

Do you think children today watch too much TV?


Yes:
 69%
No:
 4%
No, not any more than I did:
 11%
It's not the amount of TV, it's what they're watching:
 16%

 

If you only had a 10 channel package, but you got to choose the 10 channels, which 10 of the following would you choose?


A & E:
 38%
ABC:
 44%
ABC Family:
 3%
AMC:
 25%
Animal Planet:
 16%
BET:
 2%
Biography:
 15%
Bravo:
 18%
Cartoon Network:
 8%
CBS:
 54%
CITY TV:
 7%
CNBC:
 20%
CNN:
 51%
Comedy Central:
 28%
CSPAN:
 10%
Crime and Investigation:
 5%
Discovery:
 50%
Disney:
 10%
E!:
 5%
ESPN:
 33%
Food Network:
 33%
Fox Business News:
 5%
Fox News:
 23%
Fuse:
 0%
G4:
 1%
Golf:
 7%
Hallmark Channel:
 12%
Headline News:
 13%
History:
 73%
HGTV:
 34%
IFC:
 14%
LIFETIME:
 13%
MSNBC:
 41%
MTV:
 6%
Nickelodeon:
 8%
Oxygen:
 7%
TLC:
 21%
National Geographic:
 46%
QVC:
 1%
Science:
 11%
SciFi:
 18%
Speed:
 1%
Style:
 4%
TBS:
 21%
TNT:
 28%
Toon Disney:
 0%
Travel:
 20%
Universal:
 1%
USA:
 25%
Versus:
 7%
VH1:
 3%
WE:
 1%
Weather Channel:
 29%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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