Fac „babele” audienta in Romania? Determinanti culturali pentru succesul programelor de televiziune nefictionale[Does an „old hag” raise the rating? Cultural influences and the success of reality based TV shows]

Cultural studies research showed that the same cultural product is consumed differently, depending on the culture of reference a public is tied to. These studies were done on fictions, like the Dallas series. This paper will try to show if the cultural differences can explain the success or the failure of a given format, other than fiction, in a given cultural space. The author will use two reality based entertainment cultural products, presented by the same television, in the same week, at the same hour, Din dragoste, a people-show, and Ziua judecatii, a TV game show.