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This is actually true for most comedy shows. Like you said, men do idiot stuff and women pull them back on track / are the voice of reason.

I believe this comes from two reasons:

- We are more inclined to believe men try and do dumb stuff. And we're more receptive, culturally, to men having "bad traits".

- TV's main demographic is women. Therefore, the "relatable character" ends up being a woman.

[EDIT] Why is the parent being downvoted? The imbalance may be bad, and the first step in fighting it is to understand why it happens.




In one of my college marketing classes, I've heard something similar as the reasoning for commercials as well.


Yep.

But, there is one thing in TV that is totally men dominated. Sports.

I'm not an expert on the matter, but it's what I've read somewhere.

Funilly, I don't know how the demographics for News Channel are, but I'd expect it to be pretty even.


> I believe this comes from two reasons:

Only one.

Women are wonderful effect.




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