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One of the studies done by Rebecca Collins, Marc Elliot, Sandra Berry, and David Kanouse, looked into the portrayals of sex on entertainment television and how it may contribute to adolescents initiating in sexual activity. Their results showed that adolescents who viewed more sexual content were more likely to initiate intercourse and progress to more advanced sexual activities during the next year. These findings provide evidence for a correlation between watching sexual content on television, (approximately two-thirds of TV programs contain sexual content), and how quickly adolescents are initiating in sexual activity. The relationships between adolescents are becoming romantic earlier, due to their exposure to sexual content on Television. This demonstrates how portrayals of relationships on TV can affect our behavior. Other studies show how portrayals of relationships on TV adds to what we expect out a relationship, which usually follows social norms.