# Six in ten expect to watch about as much live TV next year

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/six-in-ten-expect-to-watch-about-as-much-live-tv-next-year/

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## Reading

Looking ahead to the coming year, six-in-ten Americans (63%) expect to watch about as much live television as they do now, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026.

Expectations of change are modest and roughly even: 13% anticipate watching more and about as many expect to watch less, while 12% do not plan to watch live TV at all.

## Topline

Compared to 2025, do you expect to do each of the following activities more or less in 2026? Item: Watch live television

Six in ten expect to watch about as much live TV next year.

- About the Same: 63.0%
- More: 12.8%
- Less: 12.6%
- I do not plan to do this activity: 11.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: predictions
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#changes-in-activity-levels](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#changes-in-activity-levels)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#changes-in-activity-levels](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#changes-in-activity-levels)