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.