Disclosed is a television control circuit comprising a display screen, a power supply board, a human body detection module and a main board. The power supply board is connected to a power supply input end of the main board and a power supply input end of the display screen. A detection output end of the human body detection module is connected to a detection input end of the main board. Control output ends of the main board are connected to the power supply board and display screen. The main board controls the on-off state of the display screen according to the detection result obtained by the human body detection module that whether a user is watching the television. A television is also disclosed. The main board of the television control circuit of the present disclosure automatically control the power supply state of the display screen of the television according to the detection result, obtained by the human body detection module, of characteristic information of users in front of the television, which ac