This statistic presents data on the likelihood of viewers watching television shows with central characters whose political views are different from their own in the United States as of March 2018. During the survey, 22 percent of the respondents stated that they were much less likely to watch television shows whose central characters had political views which were different from theirs.
If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show?
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Morning Consult. (March 26, 2018). If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/
Morning Consult. "If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show? ." Chart. March 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/
Morning Consult. (2018). If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/
Morning Consult. "If The Political Views of a Television Show's Central Character Are Different than Your Own, Does It Make You More or Less Likely to Watch The Show? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/
Morning Consult, If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
If the political views of a television show's central character are different than your own, does it make you more or less likely to watch the show? [Graph], Morning Consult, March 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869163/tv-shows-with-differing-political-views/
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