Display device and television apparatus

A display device comprising:

• a display panel;
• a light source;
• a reflection sheet that reflects light from the light source towards the display panel;
• and
• a supporting unit having a first protruding portion that contacts with a first area of a rear facing surface of the reflection sheet, a second protruding portion that contacts with a second area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet, a third protruding portion that contacts with a third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet and a fourth protruding portion that contacts with a fourth area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet,
• the first, second, third and fourth areas being spaced apart from a center portion of the reflection sheet,
• the first and second areas being spaced apart from each other in a first direction that is parallel to a display surface of the display panel,
• the third and fourth areas being spaced apart from each other in a second direction that is parallel to the display surface of the display panel and is perpendicular to the first direction,
• the first, second, third and fourth protruding portions having outer peripheries, respectively, and
• the first, second, third and fourth areas having outer peripheries that correspond to the outer peripheries of the first, second, third and fourth protruding portions, respectively.