Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

St Elsewhere's audience scores lean most toward older men at 62 of 100, with comparable appeal to young men 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 11 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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    Audience scoreolder men 62 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young men 58 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 11 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men62
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
58
Young Women
38
Older Men
62
Older Women
42
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Audience Representation

White
92
Black
36
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
52
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
13

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy11
Entertainment

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Synopsis

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

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