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Section 1:
Ridiculousness
MTV
Every Thursday
11 PM
Ridiculousness re-run
Martin
Fantasy Factory, Cops Reloaded, American Dad
Comedy
Rob Drydek, Sterling Brim
PG-13, TV-14
In the episode of Ridiculousness that I watched, they had a Santa Clause as a guest. The overall theme was about Christmas and the things people do around this time of the year. The first part of the show they showed various videos of kids opening presents and showing their reaction to what they got. Many of the kids just started screaming and others cried. The second part of the show was about the snow outside and what people do with it, for example many people made snowmen. Also during this video they showed many car crashes because of the heavy snowfall or ice.
Section 2:
Commercials-
Verizon – sell phone company
Nike – all-purpose sporting brand
Teen Mom – a television show about teenagers that are moms
Product Placement-
DC shoes
Alien Workshop
Nike
OFWG (Odd Future Wolf Gang)

Customer Profile (Target Market)-

Positioning Strategy-
I think that this show stands out from other comedy shows, because on each show that they have they always have a different guest. While that guest is there, they always show funny videos that have to deal with them. For example when Santa Clause was their guest, they showed videos about Christmas.
Non-Matching Products-
I feel that Verizon does not match the shows target market because the show does not relate to it in any way, it would make more sense to have a DC Shoes commercial.
Missing Products-
I feel that if they would have advertised Alien Workshop or DC Shoes, then it would benefit the TV show itself, because the Ridiculousness host Rob Drydek, owns Alien Workshop and part of DC Shoes.
Section 3:

I do think that the show that I had chosen will last for three reasons. First, for every episode they have a different guest. Second, they always have different categories according to the guest that is

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