Watching Big Brother UK

This article deals with the relationship between audience and the reality show Big Brother, offering a special focus on the engagement of the former with the way participants on the program behave. This work is based on a multi-methodological research, with quantitative and qualitative results, that...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Hill, Annette
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Recursos:Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação
Repositorio:E-Compós
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-compos.org.br:article/78
Acesso em linha:https://www.e-compos.org.br/e-compos/article/view/78
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Big Brother
Pesquisa de Audiência
Autenticidade
Performance
Descrição
Resumo:This article deals with the relationship between audience and the reality show Big Brother, offering a special focus on the engagement of the former with the way participants on the program behave. This work is based on a multi-methodological research, with quantitative and qualitative results, that took place in the United Kingdom in the years of 2001 and 2002. The author not only introduces a range of data showing a high level of engagement of the Big Brother audience, but also outlines its socioeconomic context. The research shows that the social and performative aspects of the program are vital for an understanding of its success. The moments of authenticity grasped by the audience are fundamental for its engagement with the social-cultural debates raised by Big Brother.