Television executives are growing ever more concerned that teens are rejecting TV for other forms of media, but according to a compilation of statistics by The Atlantic, such worries are probably overblown.

According to a Kaiser study, for instance, seven out of every 10 teens have televisions in their bedrooms, and the average teen watches TV about three hours a day. “That’s a part-time job,” The Atlantic‘s Derek Thompson notes.

While it’s just half of what senior citizens watch, Nielsen’s stats suggest that youth always have consumed less television than their elders. Other studies suggest that teens aren’t turning away from the television set as they are supplementing it, viewing TV shows on their computers or through the Internet. (The Atlantic)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife Wendy and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.