1. By: Matthew Potvin

2. * Why did I choose to research the television? * Lots of information * Wanted to find out about the negative effects * I LOVE TV!

3. * Became commercially available in the late 1920’s * 1939 12” RCA - $600 * Did not have color until early 1950’s * 98.5% of U.S. households own 1 television * 130,327,718 homes

4. * Pros * Main source for World Wide news * Advertising * Entertainment * Cons * Obesity * Promotion of Sex and Violence

5. * # 1 source for the news * Before the television, people got their news by: * Newspaper * Radio * Word of mouth * Majority of people would rather watch then listen

6. * Before graduating high school, the average American sees 360,000 commercials * Money from commercials  TV Networks  Fund TV shows * $30,477,000,000 – 2011 cable advertising revenue * Keeps us in touch with what is on the market

7. * Most common source of entertainment * 51 hours * Average amount a household has the television on per week * 111.3 million viewers watched the 2012 Super Bowl between The Patriots and The Giants * Record setting * Lots of Variety

8. * Children 6-11 * 1963 – 4.5% seriously overweight * 2009 – 13.9% seriously overweight * Watch average 3 hours a day of television * 54% have a television in their room * Many children and adults would rather watch television than be active * TV viewing time snacking physical activity

9. * Violence * 73% of the time the people in TV dramas who commit violent acts go unpunished * By age 18, the average American child sees 200,000 violent acts on TV * 20,000 murders * Most by handguns

10. * Sexual Content * In a sample of TV programs taken in 2002: * 64% of programs had sexual content * 1 in every 7 shows included a portrayal of sexual intercourse * Children younger than 8 cannot uniformly discriminate between real life and fantasy/entertainment

11. * The television has its perks like: * Source for news * Entertainment * It also has negative effects like: * Obesity * Promotion of sex and violence * Used in moderation, I believe the television is harmless and essential in todays world

12. * "Sex, Violence, and Profanity in the Media." http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/facts/mediaf acts.asp. PTC, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012. * "USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html. US Census Bureau, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012. * "The Social Impact of TV.“ http://www.cybercoll ege. com/frtv/frtv030.htm N.p., 25 Apr. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2012. * "Television And Obesity." Television And Obesity. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec.2012..