Formula for the success of humor journalism formats on television according to their professional teams

Success on television can be measured according to a series of variables. In this work, theoretical review was carried out determine its main factors, complemented with 34 in-depth interviews the heads seven longest-running journalistic humor formats Spanish from 1990 2015. Owing their importance in terms broadcasting and support society, these enable an evaluation entertainment as it is linked information, both societal need technique for escapism, thus depicting enhanced medium how content, characters, structure form part our collective history. The conclusions have social character revealing what public has consumed, economic character, they decipher works television, using method based five factors: technical execution, awards reviews, audience, context. interviewees provide keys success audiovisual cultural industry, characterized herein 100 categories. For professionals, utopia that achieved only by those who combine high-quality content excellent which receive strong reviews reinforce image whose numbers opinion determine, together context, competition, market conditions, time air. Their statements reveal differentiation, talent, backing network, creative freedom tenacity are fundamental features. Achieving complex task, proven formula does not represent limitation but also enables innovative contributions other genres.