Table 2.
Rank | Show | Total teasing incidents | Total weight/shape-related teasing | % of total teasing related to weight/shape | % of weight/shape teasing with overweight targets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Family Guy | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 66.7 |
2 | The Simpsons | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 100 |
3 | SpongeBob Square Pants | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
4 | CSI | 0 | 0 | – | – |
5 | iCarly | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 50 |
6 | South Park | 14 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 |
7 | Two and a Half Men | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 |
8 | That 70’s Show | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 |
9 | The Game | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
10 | George Lopez | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 100 |
11 | Everybody Hates Chris | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 |
12 | House | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
13 | The Vampire Diaries | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
14 | My Name is Earl | 45 | 7 | 15.6 | 71.4 |
15 | Gossip Girl | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
16 | The Office | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
17 | Degrassi | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
18 | Hannah Montana | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 |
19 | Wizards of Waverly Place | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 |
20 | Suite Life on Deck | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 |
21 | Secret Life of the American Teenager | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
22 | Supernatural | 31 | 4 | 12.9 | 0 |
23 | NCIS | 25 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 |
24 | Bones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
25 | Scrubs | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 |
Mean | 10.0 | 2.1 | 27.6a | 29.0a | |
Range | 0–45 | 0–7 | 0–75.0 | 0–100.0 |
Shows with none of the relevant incidents were excluded from the calculation.