It turns out that liberals, conservatives and anyone in between can find common ground in episodes of “Bones” and “Criminal Minds,” according to a new study.
"Bones," starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, is a crowdpleaser across political divides, according to a new study.
"We found that it was easier to predict somebody's ideology based on their entertainment preferences than their demographics," Johanna Blakely, managing director of the Norman Lear Center, told The Times. Depending on their responses, participants were divided into three groups — Blues , Reds and a swing group called Purples . The series equally watched by all three groups are “Bones,” “Criminal Minds,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “Mythbusters.”
The study also found that, in comparison to a similar study conducted 10 years ago, Americans who were diametrically opposed in 2008 are showing signs of shifting — generally toward moderate views — on nine key issues: environment, regulation of business, privacy around new technologies, public education, guns, marriage, abortion, helping the poor, and tax reductions.
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