Want to know which shows are watched mostly by older folks? Just look at the commercials.
For instance, the average age of people who tune into “Jeopardy” apparently must be just-this-side-of-total-bodily-Armageddon. Every other commercial is about some miracle drug that’s going to cure whatever particular ailment you have.
Want to quit smoking? Here you go. Oh, by the way, though, keep an eye out for suicidal thoughts, periods of extreme anger and whether or not you fall over dead.
Not that there aren’t serious conditions that, if you’re suffering from them, you certainly need to keep an eye on. But it’s almost enough to keep you from watching certain shows because the symptoms they mention for any disease can make you think, “Wait, I have those symptoms. I’m gonna die!”
The commercials are the same if you’re watching CNN, Fox or one of the other news channels. TV Land time travels back to shows like “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke” and “The Andy Griffith Show.”