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Seeing the unseen: Underrepresented groups in prime-time television

Cherese E. Colston

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Television is considered America's No. 1 pastime, occupying an average of four hours and 39 minutes of a person's time every day (Stelter, 2008). A majority of viewers are tuned in during prime time to live vicariously through their favorite fictional characters who reflect friends, family or even themselves. However, is prime-time television really representing everyone? The purpose of this study is to discover whether a media format as influential as TV reflects the people of the United States. This will be accomplished through coding the prime-time programing on major broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW. Degree Type Open Access Senior Honors Thesis Department English Language and Literature First Advisor Regina Luttrell, PhD Second Advisor Lolita Cummings-Carson, MA

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Television is considered America's No. 1 pastime, occupying an average of four hours and 39 minutes of a person's time every day (Stelter, 2008). A majority of viewers are tuned in during prime time to live vicariously through their favorite fictional characters who reflect friends, family or even themselves. However, is prime-time television really representing everyone? The purpose of this study is to discover whether a media format as influential as TV reflects the people of the United States. This will be accomplished through coding the prime-time programing on major broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW. Degree Type Open Access Senior Honors Thesis Department English Language and Literature First Advisor Regina Luttrell, PhD Second Advisor Lolita Cummings-Carson, MA

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Television is considered America's No. 1 pastime, occupying an average of four hours and 39 minutes of a person's time every day (Stelter, 2008). A majority of viewers are tuned in during prime time to live vicariously through their favorite fictional characters who reflect friends, family or even themselves. However, is prime-time television really representing everyone? The purpose of this study is to discover whether a media format as influential as TV reflects the people of the United States. This will be accomplished through coding the prime-time programing on major broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW. Degree Type Open Access Senior Honors Thesis Department English Language and Literature First Advisor Regina Luttrell, PhD Second Advisor Lolita Cummings-Carson, MA

Key concepts: Prime time, Prime (order theory), Advertising, Media studies, Sociology, Computer science, Telecommunications, Mathematics

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