Abstract:

From the beginning of the 2000s to the year 2017, many different marriage programs have been published with names, servers, marriage candidates. The orientation of television to different formats for viewing has made marriage a suitable material for television, which is a hand of the cultural industry. Especially when considering women who spend their days at home, the broadcasting of these kinds of programs in the day and day generations has been an important factor for television producers. Indeed, the ratings indicate that the wedding programs that are presented in the day and day generations attract a very high audience on the screens. On the other hand, despite the high audience, many of the programs that receive complaints are again such programs. Of course, the first question to be asked is why these programs are followed? From here, the examples of the research formed in the Sakarya Province have been attempted to be revealed on the basis of the reasons for observing the marriage programmes and the satisfaction they obtain use and satisfaction approach. As a result of the survey, more than 400 participants followed their marriage programs and achieved satisfactions such as entertainment, social escape, learning, relaxation.

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