Task 2-TV drama research

TV drama scheduling

 Research scheduling- Most TV dramas are scheduled for autumn/winter. This is because that’s the time there is the biggest audience as people wont be out, they’ll be spending more time at home. The audiences TV dramas have are mostly adults or young adults. Change of characters can also encourage more people to watch a specific TV drama. Certain TV dramas are scheduled at the same time every day/week; this is so the audience knows when to watch it and so it doesn’t get confusing. They schedule dramas such as soap operas, e.g. Emmerdale at 7pm every weeknight. It’s put on at this time so its appropriate for all ages to watch. (Programme’s after 9pm watershed time isn’t always appropriate for young children). Not all dramas are aimed at exactly the same audience; a crime drama wouldn’t have the same audience as a comedy drama for example. Depending on the drama, it will have different audiences, and will have different reasons for watching them. Niche audiences are looking for a specific drama, whereas mainstream is the majority of people’s opinions. This affects TV drama because the schedule of Programme’s that are shown attract different audiences.