- One example, is that soaps such as Hollyoaks and EastEnders which are both half an hour in length, are on either most or all week nights. Soaps mostly start from about half 6-8ish. They are on at this time so that people can get into the routine of coming home from work, relaxing and watching a soap.
- Another example of a pattern that emerges in scheduling is with one episode documentaries. Most of these are on for one hour and are normally on a week night (a lot of the time Tuesdays) and are normally on at 9pm.
- Another example of clever scheduling is reality shows, such as X Factor and Dancing on Ice. These types of shows are on at the weekends. This is because their target audiences, mostly females aged from about 14+ have weekends off, and therefore get more viewers.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Scheduling
The scheduling of different types of TV shows can vary a lot, however if you pay attention, you will notice there are patterns that emerge and a lot of thought that goes into the timings of certain TV programmes.
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Looking for patterns is a good way to start. Be careful using words like 'random'. You have just said a lot of thought goes into scheduling - which indeed it does. So it is not random! Use formal language. Also, aim to be more analytical when referring to audiences. Beyond age, what types of audiences watch different dramas and why? Refer to NRS social grades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRS_social_grade and explore viewing figures www.barb.co.uk. Research and consider viewing schedules in more detail. Remember, our focus is TV drama.
ReplyDeleteAlso - explore the notion of mainstream and niche audiences in relation to the scheduling of TV drama. What kind of audiences watch drama on 'Yesterday', BBC One, ITV or BBC Three, for example? Then move on to Task 3 (you are two weeks behind!)
ReplyDelete3.Representation of social groups. How do different TV dramas represent social groups and social issues? Conflict – what dramatic conflicts are represented between social groups? How does shot selection and directorial choice demonstrate this?
Keep up to date with your research tasks Lucy! You are about 4 weeks behind at the moment. Ms Keenan
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