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Faith in a Box
Entertainment Television and Religion
September 25, 2003-September 24, 2004

By Caroline Eichenberg

 

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: Statistical Breakdown by Network and Timeslot

Network & Time Slot/(# of depictions)

 Positive% / (#)

 Negative% / (#)

Mixed%/(#) 

 Neutral/(#)

ABC 7 - 8 p.m.(47)

6.4 (3)

14.9 (7)

0

78.7 (37)

ABC 8 - 9 p.m. (429)       

17.7 (76)

14.5 (62)

12.6 (54)

55.2 (237)

ABC 9 - 10 p.m. (324)

21.3 (69)

21.6 (70)

12 (39)

45.1 (146)

ABC 10 - 11 p.m. (169)  *(+.1)

9.5 (16)

30.8 (52)

8.3 (14)

51.5 (87)

ABC Totals (969) *(-.1)

16.9 (164)

19.7 (191)

11 (107)

52.3 (507)

NBC 7 - 8 p.m.(0)

0

0

0

0

NBC 8 - 9 p.m. (72)

13.9 (10)

36.1 (26)

12.5 (9)

37.5 (27)

NBC 9 - 10 p.m. (72)

2.8 (2)

52.8 (38)

8.3 (6)

36.1 (26)

NBC 10 - 11 p.m. (128)

.8 (1)

46.1 (59)

7.8 (10)

45.3 (58)

NBC Totals (272)

4.8 (13)

45.2 (123)

9.2 (25)

40.8 (111)

FOX 7 - 8 p.m. (20)

5 (1)

25 (5)

40 (8)

30 (6)

FOX 8 - 9 p.m. (200)

18 (36)

31.5 (63)

11 (22)

39.5 (79)

FOX 9 - 10 p.m. (191)   *(-.1)

9.4 (18)

34 (65)

8.9 (17)

47.6 (91)

FOX Totals (411)

13.4 (55)

32.4 (133)

11.4 (47)

42.8 (176)

CBS 7 - 8 p.m. (0)

0

0

0

0

CBS 8 - 9 p.m. (165)

46.7 (77)

17 (28)

13.9 (23)

22.4 (37)

CBS 9 - 10 p.m. (110)

31.8 (35)

20.9 (23)

20 (22)

27.3 (30)

CBS 10 - 11 p.m. (64)

28.1 (18)

20.3 (13)

20.3 (13)

31.3 (20)

CBS Totals (339)

38.3 (130)

18.9 (64)

17.1 (58)

25.7 (87)

WB 7 - 8 p.m. (1)

0

0

100 (1)

0

WB 8 - 9 p.m.(63)

27 (17)

28.6 (18)

6.3 (4)

38.1 (24)

WB 9 - 10 p.m. (55)

20 (11)

27.3 (15)

10.9 (6)

41.8 (23)

WB Totals (119)  *(-.1)

23.5 (28)

27.7 (33)

9.2 (11)

39.5 (47)

UPN 8 - 9 p.m. (65)

21.5 (14)

20 (13)

10.8 (7)

47.7 (31)

UPN 9 - 10 p.m. (62)

27.4 (17)

24.2 (15)

8.1 (5)

40.3 (25)

UPN Totals (127) *(-.1)

24.4 (31)

22 (28)

9.4 (12)

44.1 (56)

ITV 7 - 8 p.m. (3)

0

0

0

100 (3)

ITV 8 - 9 p.m. (16)

87.5 (14)

0

0

12.5 (2)

ITV 9 - 10 p.m. (9)

88.9 (8)

0

0

11.1 (1)

ITV 10 - 11 p.m. (79) *(-.1)

94.9 (75)

0

2.5 (2)

2.5 (2)

ITV Totals (107)

90.7 (97)

0

1.9 (2)

7.5 (8)

TOTALS of all networks (2344)

22.1 (518)

24.4 (572)

11.2 (262)

42.3 (992)

*Margin of Error

 

APPENDIX 2: Statistical Breakdown by Type of Depiction

Category/(# of depictions)

Positive%/ (#)

Negative%/ (#)

Mixed%/ (#)

Neutral%/ (#)

Faith (582)

50.7 (295)

7 (41)

10.8 (63)

31.4 (183)

Institution/doctrine (446)

11.7 (52)

32.7 (146)

11.9 (53)

43.7 (195)

Laity (372)

20.4 (76)

33.3 (124)

15.9 (59)

30.4 (113)

Clergy (213)

14.6 (31)

36.2 (77)

11.7 (25)

37.6 (80)

Miscellaneous (466)

9.7 (45)

30.7 (143)

4.9 (23)

54.7 (255)

Total (2344)

22.1 (518)

24.4 (572)

11.2 (262)

42.3 (992)

 

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