THE INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION SERIES ON STUDENTS AT CALEB UNIVERSITY

The research work focused on realizing the influence of television series on students at Caleb University, the specific objectives of the study was to determine how often students at Caleb university watched television series, what kind of television series they watched, and to assess the different ways the television series they watched influenced their social and academic lifestyle. The methodology used by the researcher was descriptive survey method and exploratory survey method of research as is most suitable for the study. Data was collected online through the use of Google forms and it was tabulated and analyzed using simple percentages for easy interpretation and understanding. The researcher discovered that a large number of students at Caleb University watched television series daily and weekly, and have been influenced positively rather negatively by television series. Thence, the researcher recommended that: students should endeavor to cultivate more positive qualities rather than negative qualities from television series to shape their social and academic lifestyle.