What’s Good on Television?

Abstract

How frustrating! We have got so far, and still I haven’t told you what the morality is that you can see on the small screen in your home. I’ve written about all sorts of social theories and philosophical ideas, reminded you of some programmes you might have seen and mentioned some you have heard of but never watched. But I haven’t spelt out what the messages are, what the sum of morality on our screens is. So, is it good or is it bad? Which are the good programmes, the good channels? Which are the immoral depictions on the small screen? Which channel, programme, director, writer is producing the best morality for the audience? What are the criteria for judging good from bad television ... in terms of morality, that is?