35 In this era of digital media, apparently television still got a place in people’s mind, though perhaps, not as influential as the internet. In a developing country like Indonesia, though, television is still one of the most reliable sources of information to people. On last November, Jakpat conducted a special survey in order to see the watching TV habit among Indonesian. This survey involved 195 respondents from across the country, with a range of age from 15 to 40 year-old. The comparison between male and female respondents is approximately 50:50. This survey was held from November 7th to November 30th in a daily time series format. However, there were a few blank dates due to some technical issues. According to the survey result, Indonesian people are watching television for about 1 to 2 hours in a day. How about the television station they tune in to? Apparently, Trans7 is the most popular choice, followed by its company-mate, Trans TV, as the second most popular. The rookie television station, NET., surprisingly appears as the third most popular. Next, the fourth and the fifth most popular television stations are RCTI and Global TV, respectively. Lastly, we would like to see the most popular television programs that Indonesian people watch. Apparently, people’s most favorite programs are quite miscellaneous, from talkshow, infotainment, sit-com, until news. The famous Trans7’s talkshow hosted by magician Deddy Corbuzier, Hitam Putih, tops the list. It’s followed by the Trans TV’s infotainment program, Insert, on the runner-up position. The sit-com drama broadcasted by NET., Tetangga Masa Gitu, is on third place. Meanwhile, on the fourth and fifth place are news and stand-up comedy programs in general, not from a particular television station. Since this is the first time we held a time series survey for a “Watching TV Habit” monthly report, please do let us know if you are interested to have this kind of survey conducted every month. Thank you for your cooperation.
