Assignment Directions:

1. Create a summary of no less than 125 words of a TV show that television producers would like because it is targeted to people in the most desirable groups. Include the title of the show, the main characters, and a description of the show’s premise. Explain why this show would go over well with television producers.

2. Now create a summary of no less than 125 words of a show that would NOT go over well with television producers because it is targeted to people in the least desirable groups. Include the title of the show, the main characters, and a description of the show’s premise. Explain why this show would NOT go over well with television producers.

Submit a paper that responds to both items above.

1.) The Middle is an American sitcom about a middle-class family living in Indiana facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. The characters include Mike and Frankie, who are middle-aged adults who live in Orson, Indiana. They have three children named Axl, Sue, and Brick. Mike manages a local quarry and Frankie is a car saleswoman. This would go over well to television producers because it is relatable to the most common household in America: a middle-class family.

2.) Shameless is an American comedy-drama about a poor and dysfunctional family living on the South Side of Chicago. The characters include Frank, the father figure of the Gallagher household, and Fiona, the oldest sibling who acts as the mother in the house, since Monica, her actual mother, comes and goes as she pleases. Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam are the other five Gallagher children. Frank is an alcoholic and Fiona works hard to try and provide for her siblings. This wouldn't go well with television producers because it's relatable to the poor and abusers of substances, which are not considered "desirable". Although this relates to an "undesirable" audience, the show has been highly successful.