Television has an enormous impact on our society. Most people watch television everyday, and for many of us, television is a key source of both information and entertainment. This subject asks students to think critically and seriously about television; its histories; how it is produced and distributed; what shapes, drives and influences its programming; and what it shows us about our society and culture. The course will look at the different perspectives from which television has been studied, and explore different aspects of television, from textual studies of particular popular series through to introducing concepts such as flow, broadcasting and narrowcasting, and looking at how new technologies affect television viewing experiences.