History PeripheryDemographic / LiveActionTV

* The {{Creator/Studio100}} series ''Series/KabouterPlop'', a [[WidgetSeries Belgian children's TV show about singing and dancing gnomes]], has somewhat of a following among young adults in the English-speaking world due to its catchy songs and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ivw0mA6mg bizarre]] {{Mondegreen}}s [[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/underpants that exist for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qGPvk_-Rk said songs]].

* Welsh-language soap opera ''Series/PobolyCym'' is screened by Welsh channel [=S4C=]. Welsh TV programming has always "leaked" back into England, as TV signalling does not stop at national borders. On the old analogue signal, the channel was only available in the North-west, Midlands and the West Country, but with the advent of Freeview and catch-up players, it is potentially available over a far wider area. With English subtitles now universally available, the soap opera, set in a rural community in West Wales, has garnered an unintended additional audience among English-speaking people who are as captivated with Cwmderi as they are with [[Series/CoronationStreet Weatherfield]] and [[Series/EastEnders Albert Square]].

* Welsh-language soap opera ''Series/PobolYCym'' is screened by Welsh channel [=S4C=]. Welsh TV programming has always "leaked" back into England, as TV signalling does not stop at national borders. On the old analogue signal, the channel was only available in the North-west, Midlands and the West Country, but with the advent of Freeview and catch-up players, it is potentially available over a far wider area. With English subtitles now universally available, the soap opera, set in a rural community in West Wales, has garnered an unintended additional audience among English-speaking people who are as captivated with Cwmderi as they are with [[Series/CoronationStreet Weatherfield]] and [[Series/EastEnders Albert Square]].

* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' has a following of adult fans who find it the perfect example of what a children's show should be, because the host is calming and discusses emotions about certain childhood topics that kids face. There's also those who find the puppets, especially Pip and Pop, hilarious.

** ''Series/TheKidsAreAlright2018'' and ''Series/That70sShow'' happened to be for those who love either growing up in TheSeventies or obsessed with this decade.

** ''Series/{{Nova}}'' is a show that used to attract older audiences who are interested in science. It is now watched by younger audiences too.

* In addition to ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', several other sitcoms airing from the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's fit this trope. ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Series/TheFreshPrinceofBelAir'' and ''Series/FamilyMatters'' all had predominantly African-American casts, and were/still are enjoyed and appreciated by viewers of many backgrounds. Although ''Series/FullHouse'' skewed more toward a female audience, the show was popular with males as well.

** This was LampShaded on ''Series/LivAndMaddie'', where it's revealed that younger brother Parker and his best friend (and a lot of his dojo) are fans of a show called "Linda and Heather."

** Not to mention that said earworms are often played in teenage/adult clubs in Belgium.

* Another good example from the creator Studio 100 (the same ones who were responsible for ''Kabouter Plop'' above) would be ''Samson en Gert''. Although the show was mainly made with kids in mind, the adult setting and sitcom-like scenarios also attracted pretty much everyone who was not in the intended demographic and started becoming one of the more adult-oriented programs on the channels where it aired.

* Ragdoll Productions' other show, ''Series/{{Boohbah}}'', has fans in their early teens, who probably like the show for its' surrealism.

* The {{Creator/Studio100}} series ''Series/KabouterPlop'', a [[WidgetSeries Belgian children's TV show about singing and dancing gnomes]], has somewhat of a following among young adults in the English-speaking world due to its [[EarWorm catchy songs]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ivw0mA6mg bizarre]] {{Mondegreen}}s [[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/underpants that exist for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qGPvk_-Rk said songs]].

** ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' is also very popular with the under-20 crowd thanks to the popularity of Creator/{{Will Smith}} to this day, its [[EarWorm catchy theme song]], its [[SoBadItsGood dated, yet colorful]] fashion sense the characters have, and a lot of moments from the show becoming internet memes.

** Though [[EarWorm some of the]] [[Main/MemeticMutation songs are catchy]] as well. "You Are a Pirate" and "We Are Number One" are the only reasons some people have even heard of this show.
* Many parents and adults tend to view ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' as a GuiltyPleasure, although some of its appeal is from the show's baffling ability to somehow convince popular indie rock bands like Low, Mates of State, Music/HotHotHeat, The Shins and Of Montreal to appear as musical guests.
** It helps that the show was produced by a member of the ''Aquabats''.

** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' has recently been appealing more to the older fans, with Toys/SHFiguarts figures and even an entire show, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'', targeted at this demographic. ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' meanwhile is making an effort to involve the {{Big Name Fan}}s more in the show's promotion. In America, the Sentai fandom is a case of GermansLoveDavidHasselhof as there are a lot of Power Rangers fans who prefer the Sentai over the show they grew up with, even holding it in higher regard than the Japanese who grew up with it do.

** ''Series/ChoujinkiMetalder'', the sixth ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' show, attracted a primarily older fanbase instead of its intended young audience due to its dark and complex storyline compare to previous ''Metal Hero'' shows. As a result, it was canceled at the end of its third course, with only 39 episodes instead of the usual 50.

** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' has recently been appealing more to the older fans, with Toys/SHFiguarts figures and even an entire show, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'', targeted at this demographic. ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' meanwhile is making an effort to involve the {{Big Name Fan}}s more in the show's promotion.

* Even though the humor of the shows would likely go well over kids' heads, it's not too uncommon to see late elementary school/early middle school age kids watch ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' or ''Series/FullHouse'' reruns.

** ''Series/{{Friends}}'' is really popular with teenagers even 10 years after the show has ended, but it helps since most of them ''were actually born'' when the show was still on the air.

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' is one of the most oddest examples of this trope. Even though most of the characters in the show work in a university, and it features a lot of nerd and geek references, it was always aimed at adults aged 18-49, like many sitcoms of its kind. However, since then, the show has accumulated a ''huge'' following with nerds and geeks, who not only appreciate the many science fiction and comic book/superhero references, but also can relate to many experiences the characters go through. It's got to the point where it's so huge, that the show ''itself'' has become a part of the nerd and geek entertainment.

** ''Series/StrangerThings'', ''Series/TheGoldbergs'', ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'', ''Series/TheCarrieDiaries'', ''GLOW'' and ''Series/That80sShow'' is watched by those who are either obsessed with TheEighties or grew up with this decade.
** ''Series/DerryGirls'', ''Series/EverythingSucks'', ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'', ''The Goldbergs'' spinoff ''Schooled'', and ''Series/MyMadFatDiary'' are shows that people who grew up in and/or obssessed with TheNineties.

* ''Series/OddSquad'' has a small fanbase of teens and young adults. The show has even took mention of it, putting in adult references to things like Sherlock Holmes, and airing "License to Science", which was a Season 2 episode where the major plot point was Oona getting her license at the DMG (the Department of Motorized Gadgets), something many teens can relate to. Despite this, [[WordOfGod Word of God]] has stated he likes the kid fans of the show better than the adult ones.

** It should be pointed out that some of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' entries into this trope may be due to air times. Prior to the mid-2000s, they were largely seen as family shows (for Americans, think of them in the same way as ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' TV show and you're not far off). Originally they aired in an evening time slot, so it would be perfect time for family viewing. Around 1997 [[note]] for Sentai only, ''Kamen Rider'' first aired in the time slot in 2000, replacing ''Moerou! Robocon''.[[/note]], they were moved to 7:30AM and 8:00AM on Sunday mornings and then to 9:00AM and 9:30AM two decades later, often seen as the SaturdayMorningCartoon equivalent.

* AnthonyBourdain's first show was also adopted by a younger demographic than originally intended.

** This trope was the reasoning that the BBC used to explain the extreme, disproportionate popularity of the Fourth Doctor as compared to the other classic Doctors. Philip Hinchcliffe and Tom Baker deliberately developed the character to appeal to college students and hip, childless young adults, who would not normally watch a children's show, as well as to the usual demographic of kids and parents. This was achieved by making the character darker, more morally and emotionally complex, and [[BreakTheBadass focusing on his fear of the monsters more]]; as well as going with a 'Bohemian' aesthetic which enabled plenty of GeniusBonus and [[WatchItStoned counter-culture compatible quirks]] in addition to the expression of trendy ChaoticGood politics (coming along just as {{punk}} began to happen).

* ''Series/ICarly'' started off aimed at roughly the 8-14 market, but ended up being a massive hit in all the children and teen demographics (from young kids to mid teens). Since people caught on to the massive amounts of GettingCrapPastTheRadar included, it's now a big hit with adults and college viewers as well.
* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' - It has a GettingCrapPastTheRadar page, and a former [[IncestSubtext Incest Yay]] page -- the only show outside of {{Anime}} with its own page. You can't deny there's a periphery demographic following this show.
* While not to the same extent as the above two, ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Series/BigTimeRush'' are also good contenders with periphery demographics, given their GettingCrapPastTheRadar (especially with the former) and music provided in most episodes.

* Creator/VijfTV has women as its main target audience. Its first broadcast however was that of a soccer game. The CEO did this on purpose in the hope of attracting male viewers to their network. There is as of yet however no information that concluded whether or not it worked.

* Any preschool show aired on Creator/{{YTV}} in the 1990's will have a huge following of adults who grew up with them, as unlike most preschool shows on other networks, these shows were well-written and didn't talk down to the audience. The ones with the largest followings are ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'', ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfDudleyTheDragon'' and the infamous ''Series/PJKatiesFarm''.

** ''Series/HappyDays'' can appeal to those who grew up in TheFifthties.

** ''Series/StrangerThings'', ''Series/TheGoldbergs'', ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'', ''Series/TheCarrieDiaries'', ''Series/GLOW'' and ''Series/That80sShow'' is watched by those who are either obsessed with TheEighties or grew up with this decade.

** ''Series/HappyDays'' can appeal to those who grew up in TheFifthies.

** ''Series/HappyDays'' can appeal to those who grew up in TheFities.

** ''Series/PEN15'' is a show that reminds everyone who are born in the late '80s of their nostalgia about living in the early TurnOfTheMillenium about their middle school days.

* It's no secret that the Franchise/DisneyChannelLiveActionUniverse's primary fanbase is made up of older teens and young adults.

* {{Tokusatsu}} is aimed squarely at kids. However, they cast a lot of [[{{Bishonen}} pretty-boy actors]] to [[ParentService appeal]] to the ''mothers'' of the aforementioned kids, who often watch the show at home with their children; this occasionally applies to older sisters as well. The Japanese have dubbed this[[note]]specifically, drawing in a female audience by casting handsome male actors[[/note]] "the Odagiri effect" after Joe Odagiri, star of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', one of the first observed instances of this trope and launcher of a fair bit of FollowTheLeader. It also works the other way around, with fathers and older boys being drawn to these shows thanks to the cute young singers and ''gravure'' swimsuit models who play the female leads. A second periphery demographic is the small but solid overseas fanbase, who tend to be in their late teens or mid-20s, overlapping somewhat with the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fandom as well.

** An episode of ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'' actually discusses this phenomenon. Masayoshi's manager books him for a guest spot on a ''SuperSentai'' {{Expy}}, and claims that it will boost his career since Toku shows are watched by a large number of women with disposable income.

* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' is primarily a family show, but with liberal application of HoYay, ShipTease and MrFanservice, the fandom is largely made up of [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls women who like to write slash fiction]].