Made first for young men 1
The New Odd Couple's audience scores lean most toward young men at 81 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 60 of 100 for faithfulness, a moderately faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Hispanic 4. On content balance it reads mixed entertainment and message at 35 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 81 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 60 of 100 — a moderately faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 96, White 7, Hispanic 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 5Content balanceContent balance mixed entertainment and message at 35 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982–1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple. The New Odd Couple was the second attempt to remake a series of one of Neil Simon's plays with a primarily African-American cast. The first was Barefoot in the Park.
Age: 28 — strongly youth-oriented
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 60/100
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