Les séries télé des networks américains

In order to achieve commercial success, the television series broadcast on major US networks during the past decade must play an “ideological balancing game.” To illustrate how this game is played, the author compares Desperate Housewives with Grey’s Anatomy, and C.S.I. : Crime Scene Investigation w...

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Main Author: Mathieu de Wasseige
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Published: Université Laval 2014-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/communication/4871
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Les séries télé des networks américains
Communication
television series
ideology
social issues
commercial success
United States
title Les séries télé des networks américains
title_full Les séries télé des networks américains
title_fullStr Les séries télé des networks américains
title_full_unstemmed Les séries télé des networks américains
title_short Les séries télé des networks américains
title_sort les series tele des networks americains
topic television series
ideology
social issues
commercial success
United States
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