The annual content analysis of a sample week of network television prime-time fare designed to demonstrate, from season to season, how much violence was present in that programming is called the Cultivation Index.

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The annual content analysis described is known as the National Television Violence Study, not the Cultivation Index. The Cultivation Index refers to a theoretical framework in media studies that examines the long-term effects of television. The more time people spend 'living' in the television world, the more likely they are to believe social reality aligns with what they see on TV.

The Annual Content Analysis of a Sample Week of Network