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24 September 2014
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11.06.03

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr Simpson voted Britain's favourite American TV character


Wacky cartoon Dad Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr Simpson has been named Britain's favourite US TV character by visitors to Radio Times' website Over 38% of those polled picked The Simpsons star over second favourite Frasier Crane from C4's hit comedy Frasier - who racked up 14%. Other runners up included Rachel Green from Friends and Dr. John Carter from ER.


More than 7,000 people took part in the poll, which also asked the British public what they liked best and disliked most about imported American television, as well as the influence they thought it has had on British culture.


When asked what the best thing was about US TV, 30% said it was more glamorous than its UK counterpart while 47% felt the most negative aspect of American TV was that everyone looked too perfect.


Radio Times' website also asked its visitors whether they thought US influence on UK culture had grown in the last ten years and a massive 82% of those polled said it had.


Following the recent conflict in Iraq, participants were asked how much of the US TV war reports did they believe. 75% believed only half or less of the coverage presented. When asked how much they thought the American viewing public believed the reports, a massive 83% believed that more than half of US TV audiences trusted the coverage.


The full poll results are published in this week's edition of Radio Times.




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