The invention relates to an intelligent television eye protection control system and method. The intelligent television eye protection control system comprises an intelligent television system core service module, an eye protection setting module, a time statistical module, a data storage module, a statistical effectiveness function module, a signal intensity detection module, a background monitoring module, an eye protection mode performing module and an external light intensity detection module. Eye protection control can be intelligently realized through short-term brightness detection and control and long-term statistics of addiction duration.