Mediagazer: Half of Broadcast TV Viewers Are 54 and Older—Yikes (Derek Thompson/The Atlantic Online)

4:55 AM ET, March 10, 2014

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Half of Broadcast TV Viewers Are 54 and Older—Yikes — More like ... greys' anatomy. Right? — In the last 20 years, the median age of Americans has increased from 34 to 37. The median age of broadcast TV viewers has increased from 41 to 54. Not a three-year jump, but a 13-year jump.

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