New York - The total number of U.S. TV households is expected to grow 47% by the year 2050, from 111.4 million to 163.7 million, according to a projection in a report from Nielsen Media Research.

The total number of TV households is also forecasted to grow 66% for African-Americans, 167% for Hispanics and 166% for Asians.

Overall, the number of people in the U.S. living in TV households is also projected to grow 40% by 2050, from 283.5 million to 396.3 million; broken down further, the number of African-Americans in TV households will increase 59%, Hispanics 136% and Asians 155%.

Nielsen said its estimates are based on data from Claritas, a provider of demographic data.

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