Television Ownership in Private Domestic Households 1956-2011 (Millions)
| Date | All Homes | TV Homes | ITV Homes | Digital TV Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1956 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | - |
| 1957 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 2.7 | - | |
| 1958 | 15.9 | 8.2 | 4.7 | - | |
| 1959 | 16.1 | 9.4 | 6.5 | - | |
| 1960 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 8.6 | - | |
| 1961 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 10.3 | - | |
| 1962 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 11.3 | - | |
| 1963 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 12.3 | - | |
| 1964 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 13.0 | - | |
| 1965 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 13.6 | - | |
| 1966 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 14.4 | - | |
| 1967 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 15.1 | - | |
| 1968 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 15.9 | - | |
| 1969 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 16.4 | - | |
| 1970 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.6 | - | |
| 1971 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | - | |
| 1972 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - | |
| 1973 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17.2 | - | |
| 1974 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 17.6 | - | |
| 1975 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - | |
| 1976 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - | |
| April | 1977 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
| 1978 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 19.4 | - | |
| 1979 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.6 | - | |
| 1980 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.8 | - | |
| 1981 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.2 | - | |
| 1982 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.2 | - | |
| March | 1983 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
| 1984 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.4 | - | |
| 1985 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | - | |
| 1986 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.6 | - | |
| 1987 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.7 | - | |
| 1988 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.8 | - | |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 | - | |
| 1990 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 21.5 | - | |
| 1991 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.9 | - | |
| 1992 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - | |
| 1993 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - | |
| January | 1994 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
| 1995 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 | - | |
| 1996 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 23.3 | - | |
| 1997 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - | |
| 1998 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | - | |
| 1999 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 23.9 | - | |
| 2000 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 2.2 | |
| 2001 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 5.4 | |
| 2002 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.2 | |
| 2003 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 9.5 | |
| 2004 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 11.0 | |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 13.5 | |
| 2006 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 16.2 | |
| 2007 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 18.2 | |
| 2008 | 26.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 21.1 | |
| 2009 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 22.3 | |
| 2010 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.8 | |
| 2011 | 27.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 24.6 | |
| 2012 | 27.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 25.7 | |
Source: TAM, JICTAR, BARB