As television has become increasingly popular in recent decades, it has given researchers plenty of time to collect data and explore many aspects of this wonderful, but harmful, invention. It's safe to say that almost every American household has a television, which is turned on and used for several hours a day. The wide variety of different shows to watch is exceptional; shows about food, home, current affairs, fantasy, reality, horror, action thrillers, the list could go on and on, there is always something to watch for everything the world. However, is everything on television appropriate for all its viewers? The answer to this question is up to the reader, but let them be informed about the effects of television violence on children and that it will affect these children for the rest of their lives. The television has become such a common household appliance that it goes unnoticed and is often underestimated. A typical American household has the television on for more than 7 hours per day, and children aged two to eleven spend an average of twenty-eight hours per week watching it (Murray, 1994). This means that over the course of a year, a child will spend more than a thousand hours watching television, which more than half of children report unsupervised and without time constraints (Murray 1994). During these endless hours of watching television, many programs, especially those aimed at children, involve violence. Sixty percent of all prime-time television shows include elements of violence (Tompkins, 2013). Over years of research, there has been extensive debate over whether violence on television impacts viewers, particularly children, and there is a proven correlation. Overall, this research concluded that children who viewed this...... middle of paper ......a.htmlVan Evra, J. (2007). School-age children, impact of media on. In Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents and Media (pp. 739-742). Retrieved from the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. Media violence — Psychologists study violence on television and video games to identify potential harmful effects. (2013). Retrieved December 27, 2013, from the American Psychological Association website: http://www.apa.org/pi/vio&tv.htmlViolent Video Games - Psychologists help protect children from harmful effects. (2004, June 8). Retrieved December 27, 2013 from the American Psychological Association website: http://www.psychologymatters.org/videogames.htmlVitelli, R., Ph.D. (July 22, 2013). Television, commercials and your child. Retrieved December 27, 2013, from Psychology Today website: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201307/television-commercials-and-your-child