Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Through the Keyhole: TV Research


Through the Keyhole is Keith Lemon's own comedy panel show. This combines the comedy elements of Celebrity Juice with an updated version of a game show Through the Keyhole. Click on the image above to find out more information.

Task: Watch the episode and complete the same audience pleasures sheet you have from Car Share.

Homework Task:
Research the following and post your answers onto your own media blog:

  • Who commissioned the programme?
  • Who produced it?
  • What audience is it aimed at? Why?
  • Why is it on at that time and on that channel? Link to 'type' of comedy and target audience. 
  • Is it on after the watershed? Why?
  • Know the  audience demographic

Create a blog post about the show outlining your findings.


Tuesday, 6 February 2018

TV Comedy Research - Celebrity Juice



You need to know the following information: the day, time and channel of the programme (in this case Celebrity Juice).

Task 1: Research the following and post your answers onto your own media blog:
  • Who commissioned the programme?
  • Who produced it?
  • What audience is it aimed at? Why?
  • Why is it on at that time and on that channel? Link to 'type' of comedy and target audience. 
  • Is it on after the watershed? Why?
  • Know the  audience demographic

Task 2: Using this information, answer the exam questions below. You have the whole lesson and will need to write your response in your book to hand in to your teacher to be marked. Want to see how to structure your answer? For more help Click here.


4. (a) Compare how and why two programmes were scheduled on different channels.


State the day, time and channel of each programme.
  • Who commissioned the programmes?
  • Who produced them?
  • What audience are they aimed at? Why?
  • Why are they on at that time and on that channel? Link to 'type' of comedy and target audience. 
  • Are they on after the watershed? Why?
  • Know the audience demographic
You must know:
  1. day 
  2. time
  3. channel
for both programmes (Car Share and Celebrity Juice).