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* "Series/LastManStanding" despite being aimed at a more conservative audience has a surprising number of liberal viewers as well thanks to the show's strong and multi-dimensional female and non-white characters, even the character of Ryan who was meant to mock progressives didn't offend them, as many left-leaning viewers can attest to knowing someone as annoying as him.

* "Series/LastManStanding'' despite being aimed at a more conservative audience has a surprising number of liberal viewers as well thanks to the show's strong and multi-dimensional female and non-white characters, even the character of Ryan who was meant to mock progressives didn't offend them, as many left-leaning viewers can attest to knowing someone as annoying as him.

* 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]] {{Memetic Mutation}}s [[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/underpants that exist for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qGPvk_-Rk said songs]].

* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'', despite its significant PeripheryHatedom, has a [[CultClassic cult following]] that's just as significant. Among other things, [[TheWikiRule his own wiki]] is one of the biggest wikis for a franchise with more than ''2000 pages'' as of this writing, and many have given requests on Website/YouTube for specific episodes, appearances etc. Then again, much of this is due to childhood nostalgia, adults who prefer the show as a less-violent alternative to other kids' shows on the air and/or are checking out some of the earliest TV appearances of Music/DemiLovato and Music/SelenaGomez[[note]]who were actually standing in line next to each other when they were auditioning for the show. Ironically, most of the people who grew up with said season grew up with these artists' music[[/note]].

* ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' was intended for gay men to watch, but ended up largely drawing in [[YaoiFangirl straight women]].

* ''Series/TheShannaraChronicles'': The first season, on Creator/{{MTV}}, was aimed at teenagers and young adults, but found a strong following among middle-aged adults; in other words, the people who were teenagers and young adults when the books first came out. In the second season, when the series was moved to Creator/SpikeTV, the tone of the series was revised slightly to appeal more to that demographic. The [[HotterAndSexier unnecessary sex scenes]] were removed, the [[TriangRelations love triangles resolved]], and [[StrangledByTheRedString romance in general became much less of the focus]]. Consequently, the second season was better received than the first.

* According to the fan section of the PBS website for ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', most of the viewers of the show were surprisingly not in the 2-to-5 range it was aimed at, but rather in the 9-11 range. It helps that the scenes inside the shop with the toys were very interesting and hilarious, and that DJ and Kate, two of the main kids in the show, were around their age. It was also big with adults, due to its' nostalgic 50's theme and some of the songs being inspired by ''Film/{{Grease}}''. When the show was brought to the attention of Wiki/LostMediaWiki, its' fanbase grew, mostly comprised of people who had forgotten about the show long after it left the air and discovered how interesting it was.

* ''Series/HomeImprovement'' gained a substantial following among teenage girls later in its run. Why would a sitcom about a [[TestosteronePoisoning manly-man]] dad who hosts a home repair/renovation show be popular with the ''daughters'' of its target audience? Well, you see, Creator/JonathanTaylorThomas, who played the main character's son, had [[SheIsAllGrownUp just hit puberty]]...

* ''Series/RealTimeWithBillMaher'': Despite being an outspoken Democrat, Maher has a surprising number of right-wing viewers, who appreciate his willingness to [[StopBeingStereotypical call out his own side]] from time to time and being by far the most moderate of the major late night comedy hosts.