- Cookie Lyon (Empire), Olivia Benson (Yes, it's still on: Law & Order: SVU) and Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones) are the most popular female characters on American television, according to a new study;
- Someone who probably makes in a month what a make in a year, conducted an online survey called “Nobody’s Damsel: A Study on Modern Women on TV and the Audiences Who Watch Them”, exploring on-screen portrayals of women on TV and how audiences respond to them;
- Olivia Benson slays by ranking highest across most age groups of both genders, except for the 18-24 age group, which Mother of Dragons ranked highest;
- 13-17 year olds ranked Aria (Lucy Hale) and Hanna (Ashley Benson), both from Pretty Little Liars;
- Gen Z audiences (13-17 year olds) prefer to watch women as doctors and presidents, and men involved in relationship-driven storylines;
- When asked if people would watch a show about a doctor: Group age 24-35 were 15% more likely to say yes if the show featured a male lead, while 18-24 year olds and Gen Z over-indexed the average of people who said they would be interested in a female-led version of the same show. (these young feminists in the making)
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Who are your favs, ontd?