Published 2017
“…Specifically this thesis examines adult audiences of programming created for children, including the Brony audience (men aged 18-45) of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010- ), the student audience of Teletubbies (1997-2001), and the non-parent audience of
Sesame Street (1969- ). In critical terms, this thesis explores how the television industry has responded in different ways to accidental audiences and examines the strategies used by the television industry to manage these audiences.
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