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

Made first for older women 1

The Ring's audience scores lean most toward older women at 59 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women 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 Black and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder women 59 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 54 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 85, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  4. 4
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
41
Young Women
54
Older Men
46
Older Women
59
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
85
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Where to Watch (US)

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Cast & Crew

Charles Gibson (director) · Giselle Gurza (director)