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This work discusses the impact of television show audience participation and expectations in the age of social media through reception theory, content analysis, and primary research on social media platforms. It explores how audience reception can influence creative decisions and initiatives, such as "cancel culture" and diversity efforts, by thoroughly and critically analyzing shows like Girls, The 100, Big Brother, and Southern Charm to illustrate this phenomenon. Various types of television are examined, including reality TV, network and cable TV, and streaming TV, to explore the influence of audience reception on creative ownership and accountability, thus demonstrating the power of social media in the hands of viewers.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Jonina Anderson-Lopez and Allison Christina Budaj
Part 1: Reality Television
Audience Interventions and the Plight of Systemic Racism on Big Brother
Ragan Fox
Canceling CBS: Black Alliances and Diversity on Reality TV's Survivor and Big Brother, 2021-22
Christina S. Walker, Esq., J.D.
"You don't work for me anymore": Race, Cancel Culture, and Vanderpump Rules
Camille S. Alexander
Just Change the Channel? Analyzing Bravo's Response to Online Calls for Cancellation
Rosemarie Jones
The Role of Crisis in Online Audience Participation's Influence on Television Content: A Case Study of The Activist
Lukasz Swiatek, Marina Vujnovic, Chris Galloway, and Dean Kruckeberg
Part 2: Network and Cable Television
Tug of War: Social Media, Cancel Culture, and Diversity for Girls and The
Jonina Anderson-Lopez, R.J. Lambert, and Allison Christina Budaj
Black Dude Dies First: Portrayals and Casting Choices in Fear the Walking Dead
Juanita "Tico" Tenorio
Some Kind of Wonderful: An Analysis of Audience Reaction for The Wonder Years 2021 Reboot
Erin E. Gilles and Saleema Mustafa Campbell
#TheySilencedThem: The Strange Case of Supernatural's Queerbaiting
Anna Caterino
Celebration and Mourning: Audience Reception of Queer Relationships in Schitt's Creek and The
Chandrama Basu
Part 3: Streaming Television
The Races and Genders of Jarl Haakon: Historical Fiction Caught Between Accuracy and Authenticity in Vikings: Valhalla
Paul Csillag
The Marketing of Fictional Portrayals of Real-World Social Causes on Broadcast and Streaming Networks
Ronen Shay and Arien Rozelle
"An absolute travesty": Probing Parasocial Relationships and Audience Negativity in HBO's And Just Like That...
Erin E. Gilles
Ms. Marvel Beyond Cancel Culture: Multicultural Casting and Mixed Reviews
Farha B. Ternikar
Streaming and Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Has Become the "New Queer Cinema"
Victor D. Evans
Conclusion
Jonina Anderson-Lopez and Allison Christina Budaj
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Allison Christina Budaj is a department chair for general education at Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences and teaches interdisciplinary studies courses at Southern New Hampshire University.Jonina Anderson-Lopez is a professor with the general education department at Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, and also teaches writing and literary courses at the University of South Florida.
