Teens And Screens Annual Report

Teens and Screens is a nationally-sourced annual research report conducted by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA (CSS) to understand more about what young people care about and want to see in entertainment. The report launch is accompanied by an annual summit event, which brings together researchers, entertainment professionals, and youth to discuss topics highlighted in the report. 2025 will mark the fourth year in a row that CSS conducts this research, providing valuable insight into which trends continue to last as well as new data to inform the current media landscape.

2024

Reality Bites! Teens want to see more friendship and more fantasy on-screen.

2023

Romance or Nomance? Teens want less sex, more portrayals of platonic, diverse, nuanced relationships.

2022

#Authenticity: Teens want authentic content rather than stories about the rich and famous.

Jimmy Kimmel talks about our 2023 Teens and Screens Study on Jimmy Kimmel Live!