Lists of television programs

Previous research has found that television may negatively affect the body image of young women. Tiggerman and Pickering (1996) found that these effects did not just come from the amount of television viewed, but they could also come from the appearance-focused shows. Studies have shown that body dissatisfaction can be seen in girls as young as the age six years (Dohnt & Tiggemann, 2006; Tiggemann & Wilson-Barrett, 1998). This is what led researchers to come to the conclusion that the amount of…

Media Literacy and the Critical Process Reality Television shows are challenging sit coms and dramas for dominance in the television market. Certain sitcoms, dramas, and news programs might be widely popular, however; they are expensive to produce due to actors, writers, producers. Reality shows may not be as popular but they are relatively cheap to produce. Often there are no trained actors and writing and production staffs are scaled down. An example of a sitcom is ABC’s Meet the Goldberg’s…

Introduction: Reality television shows each have a different purpose and aim that they try to convey to the audience. There are different types that reality television falls into and some of these include; competition, talk shows and “real-life” situations. The reality television show that is under investigation is Dance Moms. This program falls under the category of competition and is one of the largest dancing competitions in America and very well known in Australia. This report will discuss…

home do you sit at the dinner table or are you in front of the television watching the next episode of your favorite program, instead of having a quality conversation with your family. Steven Johnson would argue that the television show you are watching is enhancing our cognitive mind. I would argue than in today's pop culture the popular media is interrupting and eliminating…

Explore your television-viewing habits and how the way you have watched TV has changed over time. When and why do you usually watch television? Have you transitioned from watching shows with your family or friends to watching them alone on a computer? Do you watch shows when they are broadcast, or do you watch them via Netflix, Hulu, or DVR on your own time? Do you think of watching television as a social activity? If so, write about how the diverse technical options for watching television have…

identify physical items of clothing shown. Shazam users would tag into the shows/advertisements and in addition to the exclusive content, there would also be a list of clothing items, or at least brands, featured in the show. The company can greatly benefit from simple information such as what clothes or items each star is using. If a list of clothing items featured in the show were listed in the exclusive content when consumers checked into through Resonate, Shazam could earn a portion of the…

The attraction of television programs is undeniable and progressively appeals a huge number of audiences. Grasping this trend, businessmen utilize television as a way to introduce their products through inviting short TV commercials. Obviously, each product usually chooses for itself a group of potential customers so it partly indicates many aspects existing in our society, including gender ideologies. This essay attempts to show these ideologies reflected through some representative TV…

plan to focus mainly on reality TV and how emotion plays such an important part within our role as audience members. James Walcott describes perfectly my idea of reality TV and how accepting our society is when it comes to consuming this genre of television. For my last seminar we were required to read a text by William Brown, I found this article intriguing due to his idea of “personae” which I felt goes hand in hand with reality TV. He also describes four different process when it comes to our…

Alcohol advertisements and television shows that contain alcohol use repeatedly show drinking as fun and exciting and the people drinking are always happier and seem to have everything they want in life when they drink (University of Michigan Health System, 2006). These images have serious effects on the youth that see then over and over. These portrayals tell them that if they are missing something in their lives, if they are not completely happy, alcohol will fix the problem, whatever it is.…

for money. The Bachelor is a romance based reality television program intended on giving single people the chance to find love- or more commonly, some mild celebrity. Reality television programs based on romance have been around since 1965 when The Dating Game first debuted (IMDb, 2011), but only really leaped in popularity in 2002 with the first season of the Bachelor. I chose to dissect the concept of ‘reality’ when it comes to the television show The…