Table 1. Portrayal of Tobacco and Alcohol on Male Adolescents’ Most-Watched Television Showsa, 10 Ohio Counties, 2015–2016.
| Parental Rating | Television Show | Popularity Rankingb | Percent of Youth Who Listed Show as a Favorite | Number of Tobacco Incidentsc | Number of Alcohol Incidentsc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV-Y7 | |||||
| The Amazing World of Gumball | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gravity Falls | 15 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV-PG | |||||
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 1 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | |
| The Flash | 6 | 5.1 | 0 | 63 | |
| Teen Titans Go | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Regular Show | 9 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adventure Time | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Modern Family | 11 | 3.5 | 2 | 48 | |
| The Office | 12 | 3.1 | 0 | 40 | |
| Doctor Who | 14 | 3.4 | 1 | 41 | |
| Ridiculousness | 17 | 2.6 | 2 | 27 | |
| The Middle | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 41 | |
| TV-14 | |||||
| Family Guy | 3 | 8.0 | 9 | 103 | |
| The Big Bang Theory | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 87 | |
| American Dad | 7 | 3.3 | 5 | 107 | |
| Impractical Jokers | 16 | 2.4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Arrow | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 68 | |
| TV-MA | |||||
| The Walking Dead | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| South Park | 13 | 2.9 | 5 | 32 | |
| Breaking Bad | 19 | 3.1 | 13 | 76 | |
a
Up to three favorite television shows were listed by adolescent males enrolled in the Buckeye Teen Health Study between January 2015 and June 2016. Shows were weighted by how many episodes adolescents reported watching in a typical week; the 20 most-watched shows were selected.
b
Popularity ranking represents the frequency of how often the show was watched by adolescents in the study. For example, SpongeBob SquarePants was the most-watched show in our sample.
c
Number of incidents includes verbal and visual product portrayals, summed across all 9 randomly selected episodes of television shows.