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# Americans Relying Less on TV News, Reports Pew Research
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/americans-relying-less-on-tv-news-reports-pew-research/
- Published: 2018-01-08T15:50:57.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-08T15:51:49.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Insights, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

“Americans [are relying less on television](http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/07/americans-online-news-use-vs-tv-news-use/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) for their news, reports Pew Research Center, which added that just 50% of U.S. adults “now get news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016\. But that audience drain varies across the three television sectors: local, network and cable. Local TV has experienced the greatest decline but still garners the largest audience of the three, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.

“From 2016 to 2017, the portion of Americans who often rely on local TV for their news fell 9 percentage points, from 46% to 37%. By comparison, reliance on network TV news declined from 30% to 26%. Cable TV news use remained more stable, with 28% often getting news there last year, compared with 31% in 2016.

“Even after these declines, local TV still has a wider reach overall for news than network and cable. Some demographic groups turn to each of the three television venues more than others, however.

“There is a strong relationship between age and television news habits. Younger adults are less likely than older adults to often get news via all three TV platforms. For example, just 8% of those ages 18 to 29 often get news from network TV, compared with 49% of those 65 and older.”

You can read the full story [here](http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/05/fewer-americans-rely-on-tv-news-what-type-they-watch-varies-by-who-they-are/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).