4a Scheduling Through the Keyhole

Question 4a Required Content

In the first question of your TV Comedy exam, you need to demonstrate a very good understanding of why the two TV Comedy programmes you are focusing on are on at a particular time, on a particular channel and on a particular day.

Consider the following:

·       Scheduling strategies used to get the target audience to watch the programme.

·       Why is the programme broadcast on a certain day?

·       Has the programme got a mass or a niche audience? How does this influence the time the programme is on?

·       How long after the watershed is the programme on?

·       How do the programmes reflect the ethos of the channel they’re on?

·       Do the specific target audiences of the programmes dictate when they’re broadcast?

Using the Television listings from when the programmes were originally broadcast, and your knowledge of audience and institutions, you must work through the bullet points listed above for both TV Comedy programmes you have studied.

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