The Structure, System and Style of Television Television is structured and systemic. Stylistic measures are also made which affect the meaning viewers associate with a show or segment. I have recorded twenty minutes of programming on September 9, 2003. The channel is MTV. The shows featured are Dismissed and Total Request Live. In addition, there are several commercials. To this chunk of programming I will apply concepts of the course so that we better understand television's structure …showed first 75 words of 1264 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1264 total…that it is more interviewing and less relationship-oriented.         Television is structured, systemic. Production style affects the meaning viewers give a show or segment. Through using this twenty minute chunk of programming I hope it is now clearer how the different packages are organized to balance ebb and flow, the functions that television serves, and how style influences meaning.                                                                                 Television 7 References Butler, J. G. (2002). Television: Critical Methods and Applications (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.