Television

          Television, or TV, is one of humanity’s most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.

          People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought, and they can watch government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television, viewers at home can see and learn about people, places, and things in far away lands. Television even takes viewers out of this world as the astronauts explore outer space.

          In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind of information media. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows, and motion pictures.

          More than 83 million homes in the United States -or 98% of all the countrys’ homes- have at least one television set. On the average, a television set is in use in each home for about 6 ¾  hours each day. As a result, television has an important influence on how people spend their time, as well as on what they see and learn. After they arrive from work, they usually watch TV. Then, the importance of television is proven.

  

Source: The New Book of Knowledge