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The (1)... of American homes have over 50 TV channels. One channel plays cartoons 24 hours a day, another shows nothing but episodes of old (2).......Often the same programmes are shown over and over again at the same times. As a result, many (3)... just switch from channel to channel to see what else is on. The first television (4)... in the world appeared on a New York television station in 1941. The station interrupted their programme to show a ticking Bulova watch. The watch ticked away for sixty seconds. Today, most channels have a commercial break about every five or six minutes. It isn't unusual to have about 20 commercials in one half-hour show. One (5)... says that children are exposed to 20 000 TV commercials a year. The channel that provides 'free' educational programmes pays for children by showing (6)... aimed at young people. Some American mothers are very worried about the effect of (7)... on young people and family life. Television also influences family life and conversation. People have no time to talk to each other. (8)... it hasn't been proven that there is a connection between the violence on TV and violence in American (9)... Finally, television is the main (10)... of news for most Amencans.