MUMBAI: The total number of TV households in the US is expected grow 47 per cent from 111.4 million to 163.7 million by r 2050.

Estimates have been released by Nielsen Media Research in its annual report `Projected Estimates of TV Households and Persons 2008 to 2050.'

The report also includes projected estimates for African-American, Hispanic and, for the first time, Asian TV households in the US.

The total number of TV households will grow 66 per cent for African-Americans, 167 per cent for Hispanics and 166 per cent for Asians.

The number of people in the US living in TV households will grow by 40 per cent (from 283.5 million to 396.3 million). The number of African-Americans in TV households will increase 59 per cent, Hispanics 136 per cent and Asians 155 per cent.