Keeping up with the Kardashians
The show Keeping Up with the Kardashians resulted to become a hit for E! Channel. It went further to be rated as the favorite and highly rated series on Sunday nights especially for individuals around the age of 18-34 years. The fifth season was on average watched by 3.11 million viewers, the fourth season’s premiere recorded a 3.2 million viewership and the second episode was on top with 3.2 million of the premiere with 4.1 million views. It is surprising therefore that popular culture can move millions and that it is very real. This is because; this show surrounds a famous family and mainly demonstrates the family’s lifestyle. In essence therefore, most viewers while they watch this show are mainly looking for a new trend. The Kardashian sisters Kourtney, Kim and Khloe have taken advantage of the viewership by establishing strong careers and influence in the fashion industry, launching several clothing collection and fragrances in addition to co-owning the fashion boutique D-A-S-H.
The viewership of the Kardashian’s family show progresses to expound that popular culture is a trend and behavior that the society will keep adopting and apply it in their personal lives. It is funny that the biggest fans to this show have changed their lifestyle completely. They want to dress, walk, behave and completely conduct the lives that the celebrities they in the screen adopt. Minutes after an episode is brought on the screen, individuals take the discussion to Twitter and Facebook analyzing what they liked and disliked. In the end, they apply all this to their life. The show impacts their brain in that; they analyze life events with what they saw on television. Keeping up with the Kardashian is shaping the culture of mainly the youth. Some younger citizens dream of conducting the life by the Kardashian family once they acquire their own homes; it’s all about popular culture.
References
Browne, R. B. (2005). Profiles of popular culture: A reader. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Petracca, M. & Sorapure, M. (2009). Common culture: Reading and writing about American popular culture. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
