Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Ratings, Reality-Free
Nielsen has posted an interesting article on their blog in which they rate the television viewers’ political leanings with regards to the programs they watch. Based on their study, the show which best engages the Democratic viewer is The Colbert Report. The show which best engages the Republican viewer is South Park. The show which ideal engages bi-partisans is The Cleaner.
I don’t know about anybody else, but I find this list to be entertaining. I have the ability to comprehend why The Colbert Report and South Park (particularly with its counterculture theme) engages their respective politics, but Physician Who? Cash Cab? I’m a fan of all of the above (I’ve even been a contestant on Cash Cab) and my politics lean left. Have I been watching the wrong shows?
I’d like to think that while certain shows attract a certain political demographic, it doesn’t mean that the content leans one way or the other or that it is intended for that demographic. Okay, maybe The Colbert Report, but that’s it.
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