W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season

<p dir="ltr">Television seasons have gotten shorter and shorter over the past few decades. This has been especially true for new dramatic television series where the norm has dropped to thirteen episodes from almost double that figure twenty years ago. Somewhat surprisingly, there is...

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Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
Content Analysis
Network Text Analysis
Cognitive Complexity
Pilot Episodes
Television
Film and Television
Television Series
Television Programming
Green Lighting
Applied Linguistics
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description <p dir="ltr">Television seasons have gotten shorter and shorter over the past few decades. This has been especially true for new dramatic television series where the norm has dropped to thirteen episodes from almost double that figure twenty years ago. Somewhat surprisingly, there is a dearth of empirical research on this question. In this study, we build on recent research in the field of cultural economics to test the effect of three factors on the duration of new television series’ first season—the originality of the series’ premise, the track record of its creators, and the cognitive complexity of the pilot episode script. As expected, we find that in a sample of 165 new dramatic series debuting in the nine most recently completed seasons, these three factors—both individually and in combination—positively impact both the number of episodes of a new series and the likelihood that new series gets a “full” first season.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Advances in Journalism and Communication<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2017.52005" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2017.52005</a></p>
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spelling W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First SeasonStarling David Hunter (23277271)Yelitza Prada Breen (23277274)Human societySociologyInformation and computing sciencesData management and data scienceLanguage, communication and cultureCommunication and media studiesContent AnalysisNetwork Text AnalysisCognitive ComplexityPilot EpisodesTelevisionFilm and TelevisionTelevision SeriesTelevision ProgrammingGreen LightingApplied Linguistics<p dir="ltr">Television seasons have gotten shorter and shorter over the past few decades. This has been especially true for new dramatic television series where the norm has dropped to thirteen episodes from almost double that figure twenty years ago. Somewhat surprisingly, there is a dearth of empirical research on this question. In this study, we build on recent research in the field of cultural economics to test the effect of three factors on the duration of new television series’ first season—the originality of the series’ premise, the track record of its creators, and the cognitive complexity of the pilot episode script. As expected, we find that in a sample of 165 new dramatic series debuting in the nine most recently completed seasons, these three factors—both individually and in combination—positively impact both the number of episodes of a new series and the likelihood that new series gets a “full” first season.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Advances in Journalism and Communication<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2017.52005" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2017.52005</a></p>2017-06-15T12:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.4236/ajc.2017.52005https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/W_h_ither_the_Full_Season_An_Empirical_Model_for_Predicting_the_Duration_of_New_Television_Series_First_Season/31446052CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/314460522017-06-15T12:00:00Z
spellingShingle W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season
Starling David Hunter (23277271)
Human society
Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
Content Analysis
Network Text Analysis
Cognitive Complexity
Pilot Episodes
Television
Film and Television
Television Series
Television Programming
Green Lighting
Applied Linguistics
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title_fullStr W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season
title_full_unstemmed W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season
title_short W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season
title_sort W(h)ither the Full Season: An Empirical Model for Predicting the Duration of New Television Series’ First Season
topic Human society
Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
Content Analysis
Network Text Analysis
Cognitive Complexity
Pilot Episodes
Television
Film and Television
Television Series
Television Programming
Green Lighting
Applied Linguistics