Television had been being undoubtedly one of the most powerful means of communication in the history of humankind rivaled only by such other forms of communication as the Internet the telephone movies and of course simple, low-tech speech. Television with its wide availability and rich media with image and sound are difficult to ignore and even seductive in its appeal television is as much a part of our lives as are our meals work but school, studies consistently show that the average American child spend almost as much time watching television as they do in school however because television is so rich in its media it often requires our full attention or is more attraction to us than was our daily lives, naturally. The more time they spent watching television the less time she had with her family and friends. In brief we can clearly see why some have claimed that television have been harmful for communication among family and friends however I believe that while television has been somewhat harmful in its effects, it had hardly destroyed communication among family and friends for most people although for some this may be true.