Every day many Americans watch hours upon hours of television. According to a study conducted by Nielsen’s 2015 Advance National TV Household Universe Estimate, “there are 116.3 million TV homes in the U.S., up 0.4 percent from the 2013-2014 estimate of 115.6 million.” (Nielsen, 2014). The study indicates that anyone over the age of two is taken into consideration when looking at the numbers and estimates. In this day and age media controls most of our lives or is a big part of it, whether it be through social media, television or even magazines. Children have access to hundreds, if not thousands, of TV shows daily and while some of them may have educational value to them not all carry such content. When a child watches a television show that does not have as much educational value what do they take away from it? Are the messages good or bad? It is the duty for parents and guardians to weed out the television shows that hold little value in education and to promote the good. …show more content…
After Sesame Street became established as a household name studies began to conduct, one after another. According to a recent study conducted by Wellesley College “When the show first aired in 1969, five million children watched a typical episode—the preschool equivalent of a Super Bowl every day.” (Kearney and Levine, 2015). This number is of significance because almost every home in America tunes into the Super Bowl year after year! The study also came to the conclusion that “black, non-Hispanic children experienced the biggest improvements in school performance.” (Kearney and Levine, 2015). Sesame Street has been educational from the time of premiere and continues to garner success. If children were to watch this show they would receive positive messages their parents have most likely attempted to teach them and continue to grow in