Peppa Pig and Towie gratifications

Intended Audience: The intended audience for Peppa Pig is young children in an age range of 2-5. The the show accommodates its target audience by keeping the show simple so it is easy for young children to follow. The intended audience is also shown to be children in Peppa Pig as things such as bright colours and simple animations so that the show appeals to the audience of young children.

Gratifications: The programme satisfies the younger children by being simple episodes that they are able to relate to. Humour that is used is used is humour that can be easily understood by the child watching the show. This is good as it means the enjoyment of the show will be enjoyed a lot more by the child as the show will make them laugh.

How is it constructed?: The show is constructed to ensure children are able to watch it, this is done by making the show very short so that the intended audience does not lose concentration. By the show being short it is finished before the child becomes bored and no longer pays attention to the episode. It is also constructed to make sure that the children are easily able to view the storyline as it has a clear beginning, middle and end, this is good because as young children tend not to be very intelligent they will not lose track of what is happening as they can identify the structure of each episode.






Intended Audience: The intended audience for this TV show is people in the age range of 15-30. The show accommodates its target audience by being relevant to people in that age range by people in the show wearing fashionable clothing and dealing with problems such as relationship issues that are relatable to people that are in that particular age range. Language is also a key factor as the use of swear words is common in The Only Way Is Essex, this is also relevant to the target audience as the people who watch the show are mature enough to use the language themselves.

Gratifications: The programme is developed so that there is a story line to it, due to the age of the audience they are able to tune in and watch the show for a long period of time and continue to follow the story line without losing interest in the show, unlike the audience of Peppa Pig. By adding an extensive story line to the show enhances the enjoyment of the audience as it will grip them and ensure that they tune into the show the following week.

How is it constructed?: The Only Way Is Essex is constructed so that people over the age of 15 are able to watch it, this is done by using different types of references that may only be understood by people over the age of 15. It also picks certain characters to use in each show, as it is a reality TV show it will use the most interesting events to create a story line , the use of a story line keeps the audience entertains and ensures that the TV show does not lose viewers.