Teens and millennials are abandoning traditional TV

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Business Insider / Matt Rosoff / Oct 8, 2015

Viewing hours for 12- to 17-year-olds down from 25 hours to 15 hours in just four years. —JB

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Benton, Joshua. "Teens and millennials are abandoning traditional TV." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 8 Oct. 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2025.

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Benton, J. (2015, Oct. 8). Teens and millennials are abandoning traditional TV. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/teens-and-millennials-are-abandoning-traditional-tv/

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