Wednesday 24 February 2016

Compare how and why two programmes were scheduled on different channels

Bad Education was first shown on BBC Three on Tuesday the 14th of August 2012 at 10.00pm and Friday Night Dinner was shown on Channel 4 on Friday the 25th of February 2011 at 9:30pm. Bad Education was commissioned by the BBC and produced by Tiger Aspects Productions. Friday Night Dinner was commissioned by Channel 4 and produced by Big Talk Productions and Popper Pictures.

The target audience for Bad Education is teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 because the humor is quite immature and it is also set in a school which is relatable to that age group. It may also be directed towards older people in their 30s and 40s as there are pop culture references that younger people probably wouldn't understand. on the other hand Friday Night Dinner has a more specific target audience of Jewish families because they can relate to it because having a Friday night dinner is part of their culture. 

I think Bad Education is shown at 10.00pm after the watershed because a lot of the content isn't suitable for children, similarly, Friday Night Dinner is also on after the watershed at 9:30 for the same reason. This is because it is known that after the 9 o clock watershed shows being shown are likely to be inappropriate for children because they contain things like strong language, sexual references and violence. In the case of these two shows it's mainly strong language and some sexual references. Bad Education is shown on the BBC because the humor on it is more controversial, this is allowed on the BBC as it is a public service and doesn't have to meet advertisers demands.

I think the audience demographic for Bad Education is mainly category E because students watch the show, however also people in category A because a lot of the jokes are more complex and refer to things in the 80's and 90's which a lot of people in those categories can relate. The audience demographic is category B because the audience is slightly older. 

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