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America’s Love Affair with Television

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Being the birthplace of television, it’s little wonder that America has a long-running love affair with the medium. Generations have grown up with a TV remote in their hands, and although technology is changing how we watch, it isn’t changing our appreciation for a good story presented with great visuals.

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Consider these statistics about television viewership:

  • Although traditional television viewing (watching broadcast and cable networks) is declining, it doesn’t necessarily mean that people are watching less TV. They’re just choosing a different medium to view it. More and more people are watching streaming services like Netflix that offer fare from traditional TV networks, along with original programming.
  • Traditional television viewership remains an ingrained habit with older viewers. Just 23 percent of the over-65 crowd watch streaming services like Netflix.
  • Netflix now has 74.76 million customers around the world, including more than 44 million in the U.S., according to Variety.
  • Streaming is huge for younger viewers. About 60 percent of 35-44 year olds watch streaming video on demand.
  • Parents have a big impact on their children’s viewing time, but, as kids get older, that influence wanes. According to CBS News, parents have the biggest impact on kids’ viewing time from ages 6-11.

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Sources:

http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-tv-ratings-decline-2015-1201721672/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/parents-tv-time-may-be-the-biggest-influence-on-kids-viewing-habits/

Top Four Dystopian TV Shows

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It may be a reflection of the times we live in, but television shows portraying a dystopian future are increasingly popular. Unlike the happy, optimistic future portrayed by classic TV sci-fi like Star Trek, dystopian television shows portray a darker future, where technology hasn’t cured all of society’s ills, and, in fact, may have made them worse.

Some of the top dystopian television shows include:

  • The Walking Dead – More than half the population are zombies and the other half seem to be trying to kill our heroes. It doesn’t get much more dark or dystopian as this show, based on a popular series of comics by Robert Kirkland.
  • Doctor Who – While often branded as happy-go-lucky sci-fi fare, many episodes of Doctor Who see the Doctor and his companions struggling against greedy, all-powerful corporations in the future of fascistic governments.
  • Firefly – “Firefly” follows a band of misfits as they travel the edges of a space-faring society, hunted by representatives of an oppressive interplanetary government. The themes of personal freedom versus collectivism are explored, along with the cosmos, in this modern sci-fi classic.
  • Black Mirror – An anthology series, “Black Mirror” holds up a funhouse mirror to modern society, offering a darkly speculative look at the implications of our technological progress. The show has gotten rave reviews, and one episode has even been optioned for a movie by Robert Downey Jr.

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Five Iconic 60s Television Shows

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The 1960s were truly the golden age of television, as the medium found its feet and established many conventions still observed today. It was the heyday of the sitcom, and also the era when broadcast journalism hit its peak and great dramas like MASH became popular fare.

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Today, television viewers can enjoy some nostalgia or be introduced to some of the era’s iconic shows by using their television remotes to tune in to the many classic television channels on the tube. Here’s a list of some shows you’ll definitely want to check out:

  • 60 Minutes – The venerable news magazine had its start in the 1960s. “60 Minutes” is one of the most influential examples of broadcast journalism, shaping the medium for decades.
  • Bewitched – “Bewitched” is one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1960s, telling the story of an ad man whose wife is a witch – literally. Samantha Stevens only uses her powers for good, but her mother Endora is a different story. The mismatch of the supernatural Samantha and vanilla Darren made for great laughs and television.
  • Night Gallery – A little less well-known than “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery” was a suspense/horror anthology that helped shape the genre. The influence of “Night Gallery” can be felt today in shows like “Stranger Things” and “American Horror Story.”
  • Perry Mason – This show practically invented the courtroom procedural. “Perry Mason” starred Raymond Burr as the eponymous title character, a committed defender of his clients, who were invariably innocent of the crimes they were accused of committing.
  • The Ed Sullivan Show – “The Ed Sullivan Show” helped establish the conventions observed by variety shows such as “The Tonight Show” and “The Late Show” today. The show also introduced America to Elvis and The Beatles.

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Traditional TV & Streaming Service Converging

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Television is in the process of a great transition, with traditional TV networks jumping on the streaming bandwagon, offering new ways to consume their content instead of broadcasting them and then letting a streaming service pick them up later.

A growing number of television networks are creating their own streaming applications that allow consumers to watch their fare without a cable subscription. Viewers can either watch the shows for free, or pay a fee for the service. The end result is that viewers have more choices than ever, as they can access just about anything from their TV remotes.

Many of the hottest shows on traditional broadcast and cable networks are available online the same day they are shown on traditional TV. Streaming services are also upending the old system of TV seasons by making entire seasons of their original content available at one time.

In recent years, the growth of streaming services has outpaced that of traditional cable. In 2015, revenues for streaming services grew 29 percent, while cable TV revenues grew by just 3 percent. Cable revenues still greatly outweigh streaming service revenues, but, in time, the opposite will very likely be the case.

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