X is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership, X is almost forcing its customers towards its loyalty membership. If its loyalty membership continues to grow at its current rate, within the next eight years more households will be watching X than cable television. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the above paragraph?

The correct option is: Most households that subscribe to X’s loyalty membership discontinue watching cable television

Explanation:
Let us break down the statements provided in the paragraph to understand why this option can be inferred:

1. The paragraph states that if X’s loyalty membership continues to grow at its current rate, within the next eight years, "more households will be watching X than cable television."
2. For this projection to hold true (where the total number of households watching X exceeds those watching cable television), it implies a significant shift in household behavior.
3. If households simply watched both X and cable television, the growth of X wouldn't necessarily mean it surpasses cable television, unless a substantial number of those joining X's loyalty membership also stop (or discontinue) watching cable television.
4. Therefore, the statement that "Most households that subscribe to X’s loyalty membership discontinue watching cable television" logically supports and can be inferred as a necessary underlying condition for the scenario where X's viewership surpasses cable television viewership.