Lighting device, display device and television receiver

A lighting device comprising:

• a plurality of light sources provided in a parallel arrangement;
• and
• a light reflecting member disposed on a side opposite from an illuminating side that is illuminated with light from said light sources, wherein:
• the parallel arrangement of said light sources includes a narrow pitch area in which an interval between said light sources is relatively small and a wide pitch area in which an interval between said light sources is relatively large;
• said light reflecting member includes a dot pattern in which a plurality of dots are arranged;
• said plurality of dots have light reflectivity different from light reflectivity of said light reflecting member;
• said light reflecting member and said dot pattern have surfaces that form a light reflecting surface;
• and
• said light reflecting surface has light reflectivity that is lower in said narrow pitch area than in said wide pitch area.