Overview:

Positives:

1. source of entertainment -

* good way to relax and refresh mind

* a leisure activity

2. several informative and educational programs are available-

* example: discovery, animal planet

* provide entertainment as well as information and knowledge

3. news channels keep us inform about the national and international current affairs

Negatives:

1. some people link violence on TV with crime rates in the real world

* example- Savdhan India, action movies

2. make addictive

* effects health of children by eliminating playing time for children

3. children copy the behavior, they see on the screen

* adverts make children stubborn

```Let's begin```

People have different views with regards to benefits and drawbacks of watching television. Although some believe that television wastes the time of individuals, however I would argue that merits of watching television can not be neglected. Both the viewpoints are discussed in length and breadth in the following paragraphs.

On the one hand, several limitations can be observed from the increasing trend of television watching. One of the prominent drawbacks is that some people link voilence on television with crime rates in the real world. To illustrate,  the programme named as ' Savdhaan India' is telecasted to promote alertness  among individuals yet many criminals get many new ideas to commit a crime with new techniques, as a result, it impacts society negatively. Moreover, many people specifically children spend longer hours to enjoy serials, movies or any another shows and become addictive to it. Consequently, they become less healthier because playing time for children get eliminated by watching television. Finally, children also copy the behaviour which they see on the screen alongwith following their favourite celebrities recommendations presented in the adverts that makes them stubborn.

In the stark contrast, I agree with the advantages of televisions. Firstly, it is an essential source of entertainment as watching television is good way to divert our mind from stressful routine and provide relaxation for some time. It also performs as an enjoyable leisure activity. Secondly,  several informative and educational programmes are also telecasted on many channels such as Discovery, Animal Planet etcetera which helps a person to enhance his knowledge and gain new information alongwith providing entertainment. In addition, new channels keep us inform about the national and international current affairs that keep us updated to the society and many times these prove beneficial to people. For example, in the Corona Pandemic, individuals get informed to the updated norms from the government to protect oneself from it.

In conclusion, it can be reinstated that beside having disadvantages, advantages are more effective for the society but parents should look after their offerings and strictly control what they watch.