Americans’ favorite activity has long been said to be baseball. But a new study by the U.S. government suggests that is not true. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says Americans seem to enjoy watching television more than anything else. Researchers examined how Americans age 15 and older spent their free time during the years 2013 to 2017. They learned that Americans spend almost three hours every day watching TV. The activity includes watching movies, recorded programs, and live broadcasts. So who watches television the most? People over the age of 65, researchers found. Older people clock in at more than four and a half hours of television every day. Parents with small children spent the least amount of time in front of the tube, as TV is sometimes called. Researchers discovered something else, too. Men watch about 30 minutes more television than women each day.
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watching television more than anything else.</span> <span data-start-time='26396' data-end-time='40167'>Researchers examined how Americans age 15 and older spent their free time during the years 2013 to 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='40167' data-end-time='49333'>They learned that Americans spend almost three hours every day watching TV.</span> <span data-start-time='49333' data-end-time='58667'>The activity includes watching movies, recorded programs, and live broadcasts.</span> <span data-start-time='58667' data-end-time='62104'>So who watches television the most?</span> <span data-start-time='62104' data-end-time='66979'>People over the age of 65, researchers found.</span> <span data-start-time='66979' data-end-time='74333'>Older people clock in at more than four and a half hours of television every day.</span> <span data-start-time='74333' data-end-time='83875'>Parents with small children spent the least amount of time in front of the tube, as TV is sometimes called.</span> <span data-start-time='83875' data-end-time='88417'>Researchers discovered something else, too.</span> <span data-start-time='88417' data-end-time='94854'>Men watch about 30 minutes more television than women each day.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2914/F79941A8-62F9-49DD-9A9B-6960FE08223D_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11770 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