In sum, this study shows that a significant proportion of children’s daily energy is consumed during television viewing, and the consumption of high-fat foods during television viewing on weekdays was associated with BMI in the third-grade sample. These findings support the speculation that eating while watching television is a potential mechanism linking television viewing to obesity. These results serve to justify future experimental studies to test this hypothesis. Interventions designed to help children change the types of foods consumed during television viewing, reduce food consumption during television viewing, or even reduce television viewing may markedly change children’s dietary intake patterns