User blog comment:Fanfiction2010/SCHOOL IS OUT!/@comment-1874924-20100626153957

I read somewhere that the stated target age ranges were 8-12 years (I would have guessed that it was more like 10-17 years) for TDI and 10-15 years for TDA. I haven't heard what TDWT's target is. TDI attracted a lot of older viewers because it was well-written, and because most teens and adults have at least some familiarity with the reality show conventions that TDI satirized. No less importantly, a viewer didn't have to be a reality show watcher to enjoy TDI. (I've seen a grand total of two Survivor episodes, both in the first season.)

TDA wasn't as well written, particularly in terms of character development; although I, for one, didn't dislike it the way some users here seem to. More to the point, for all its flaws, TDA wasn't bad enough to turn off many of TDI's older fans.

The main thing about about TD that might wear thin on older viewers--and the main reason I don't like Owen better than I do--is all the fart jokes.