5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
How to Survive a Marriage (1974)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
How to Survive a Marriage is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 17, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was From This Moment and was an in-house NBC production.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
How to Survive a Marriage is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 17, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was From This Moment and was an in-house NBC production.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter, the survival of marriage, is a broad human experience that does not inherently align with a specific political ideology, and its narrative likely explores diverse challenges and solutions without promoting a partisan viewpoint.
This 1970s daytime soap opera featured casting and character diversity that was traditional for its era, primarily focusing on mainstream identities. Its narrative did not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes, reflecting the common television practices of the period.
Secondary
How to Survive a Marriage was groundbreaking for its inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in the 1970s, featuring the first recurring gay male character and a lesbian relationship. The show depicted these storylines with empathy and seriousness, framing societal challenges as external, which was a significantly positive and affirming portrayal for its time.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original daytime soap opera, "How to Survive a Marriage" introduced its own set of characters without drawing from pre-existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters could have been gender-swapped from a prior canonical or widely established representation.
As an original soap opera that premiered in 1974, "How to Survive a Marriage" introduced its own characters without prior canonical or historical racial depictions. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped from pre-existing source material or previous installments.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.3
3.5
Critic Ratings
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