Television turned into a shared national ritual. When the finale of M A S H* aired in 1983, over 100 million Americans watched the same screen at the same time. This homogeneity defined the "Golden Age" of popular media: a top-down model where a few studios in New York and Los Angeles told the rest of the country what to laugh at, cry over, and fear.
Music remains the most popular personal interest globally. This segment also includes podcasts and radio.
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