Nearly 14 percent of the nation’s TV households are HD-capable, while a little more than 11 percent are HD-equipped and actually receive at least one HD network or station, according to statistics released Oct. 30 by the Nielsen Company.
Nielsen’s findings reveal that Los Angeles, at 20.4 percent, is the market with the highest percentage of HD capable homes, which the company defines as those households equipped with an HD television and HD tuner. New York City, at 17.5 percent, has the highest percentage of HD receivable homes, or those that have both HDTVs and HD tuners and actually receive one or more HD channels or networks.
The ratings company also reported that among U.S. Hispanic or Latino households, 10.4 percent are HD capable and 8.2 percent are HD receivable. Among African-American households, 8.1 percent are HD capable and 6.9 percent are HD receivable.
TV HHs
HD Capable
%
HD Receivable
%
Total U.S.
112,880,000
15,500,000
13.7
12,730,000
11.3
New York
7,391,940
1,334,840
18.1
1,293,790
17.5
Philadelphia
2,939,950
457,900
15.6
438,110
14.9
Detroit
1,925,460
238,830
12.4
212,370
11.0
Boston (Manchester)
2,393,960
399,440
16.7
388,350
16.2
Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown)
2,308,290
447,160
19.4
387,680
16.8
Atlanta
2,310,490
345,680
15.0
287,710
12.5
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)
1,783,910
296,300
16.6
277,970
15.6
Chicago
3,469,110
585,960
16.9
485,580
14.0
Houston
2,050,550
344,260
16.8
270,820
13.2
Dallas-Ft. Worth
2,435,600
425,420
17.5
364,850
15.0
Los Angeles
5,647,440
1,152,380
20.4
965,200
17.1
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose
2,419,440
397,860
16.4
320,740
13.3
Seattle-Tacoma
1,782,040
255,960
14.4
216,530
12.2
HDTV household estimates, November 2007. Graph courtesy Nielsen Company.
For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
