Young adults use streaming services most to watch TV % of U.S. adults who say watch television
About six-in-ten Americans ages 18 to 29 say the primary way they watch television now is with streaming services on the internet. Much smaller shares of older Americans cite online streaming services as their primary way of watching TV; older Americans tend to rely on cable connections. Overall, just 28% of Americans cite streaming services as the primary way they watch TV.
Young adults use streaming services most  | to watch TV  | % of U.S. adults who say  | is the primary way they  | watch television  | Cable or satellite  | Online streaming  | Digital antenna  | subscription  | service  | 84  | 70  | 61  | 59  | 52  | 37  | 31  | 28  | 15  | 10  | U.S adults  | Ages 18-29  | 30-49  | 50-64  | 65+  | Source: Survey conducted Aug. 15-21, 2017.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 