This is simply because your wifi antenna still "hears" the data going through the wireless network on which you are connecter. Even if your TV doesn't ask for any data at the moment the traffic there is on the network will still be counted by the wifi chip on your device.
It will be the same on any public network or if you have another phone or a computer connecter on the same wireless router and generating traffic.
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