Sitcom Study:

Friends is an American made sitcom but it is broadcast on British TV also.
Friends.

Friends is an American Situation Comedy from the mid 1990's. It follows the lives of six friends living in New York. The main characters are Rachel, Ross, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey.

British channel: Comedy Central- satellite channel.

Scheduled time-slot: Originally Thursdays at 8:30pm, however after the show ran it’s final episode its popularity remained so now the re-runs are shown back to back almost all day on the weekends. The series started in 1994 and the last episode aired in March 2004 so they were making new episodes for 10 years, however it has been being shown on British TV for over 20 years now.

Target audience: The target audience is both men and women, typically aged between 20-30. However comedy shows usually appeal to more people than originally intended. 

The Inbetweeners.

The Inbetweeners is a British situation comedy from 2008 that follows the lives of four students and their school, home and social lives. The main characters are Will, Simon, Neil and Jay. 

British channel: Channel 4 and E4- terrestrial channel.

Scheduled time-slot: Originally The Inbetweeners was shown on Thursdays at 10:00 pm. However after the series finished re-runs were shown at around 12;00 pm on Sunday nights. The program aired in 2008 and the final series aired in 2010.

Target Audience: The target audience is 16 to 25 because of the school theme and also the theme of growing up. The audience would be mostly male because of the male main characters and the focus on the life of male teenagers. Also the comedy of the show seems to appeal to males because of the nature of the jokes. The timing of the show also supports the age bracket.

Miranda.

Miranda is a British situation comedy following life of Miranda and all of the socially awkward situations she gets into. The main characters include Miranda, Stevie, Gary, Penny, Tilly and Clive.

British channel: BBC ONE/ BBC TWO- terrestrial channel,