Republicans Love 'Modern Family,' Democrats Favor 'Dexter,' New Study Shows

TV Squad ^ | November 10, 2010 | Chris Hamick

[Impy]

I never miss Mad Men, The Good Wife, SVU, and Breaking Bad, on the rat list, fascinating.

[RAR]

Modern Family’s my favorite show - so well written and funny and also manages this difficult tightrope of being heartfelt w/o being cloyingly sweet.

The co-creator of the show is the son of David Lloyd, who wrote the classic Chuckles the Clown episode of MTM. He’s definitely carrying on his father’s tradition and talent.

[GOPsterinMA]

I forgot Breaking Bad. I’ve missed the most current season. Excellent show!!!

[WorldviewDad]

You are welcome. I also am amazed at how our culture has changed during my life time (I am in my early 40s). As a father of seven I am very careful about what enters the house as “entertainment”...even if the kids are not watching. I feel strongly that I need to lead by example for my children or they will rightly question what I have taught them. As a result, most of the shows being talked about I know almost nothing about...and I don't think I am missing out on anything.

God bless

[DogByte6RER]

I still tune into Get Smart when I can find it or Tivo it.

[WorldviewDad]

We have watched that at times as well...

[Celtic Conservative]

Mine are "Spongebob Squarepants," "Stormchasers" and anything on the history channel. What's My demographic?

CC

[Celtic Conservative]

Caprica (although it’s starting to bore me)

Just in time, They cancelled it.

CC

[reagan_fanatic]

Dexter?

[dfwgator]

I prefer Mandark

[Celtic Cross]

The last series I really liked was BBC’s ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. It was made in the 70’s or 80’s. Really quaint, brings one back to a simpler time. One other thing I really liked a show probably 10 years ago, called, I think, ‘A day in their lives’. I think it was the the History channel, and the premise was they’d find the diary of a conquistador or something, and dramatize it.

CC

[dfwgator]

You sound like me, I just don’t have the attention span anymore to sit down and devote myself to a series week in and week out, it takes too much time to get invested in a series, these days. It seems like now every show is a mini-series, where if you miss a show or two, you have to catch up before watching the current episode....Feh!

[Oztrich Boy]

John Fetto, senior marketing manager at Experian Simmons, told The Hollywood Reporter. "Looking at the Democrats side, I don't mean to make light of it, but they seem to like shows about damaged people. Those are the kind of shows Republicans just stay away from."

He could have a point. I will watch shows about flawed people who are dealing with those flaws. I will not watch shows about damaged people who have been defeated by their flaws, or worse don't recognise them (Looking at you here NaOnka)

Personal list

"Republican shows" Survivor, NCIS, Lie To Me, How I met You Mother

"Democrat shows" The Good Wife