Nielsen: Phila. is 5th in TV couch potatoes

The Nielsen Co., which tracks TV ratings, said on Wednesday in a report on regional TV markets that Philadelphia-area residents watched 5 hours and 28 minutes a day of live or time-shifted television.

The region ranked fifth in the number of hours and minutes of watched TV.

First place was Tampa, Fla. Residents there consumed 5 hours and 45 minutes a day of live or time-shifted television, Nielsen said.

- Bob Fernandez