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Class may not be the theme of these shows, but when you bring cameras into people’s homes and lives, there’s no ignoring the beat-up carpet that the family can’t afford to replace, the rickety computer station in the middle of the living room, the jobs that involve hours of monotonous hard work, the emotional toll of trying to balance work and family without affordable day care. The Suarez family of "Ugly Betty" comes pretty close to occupying an actual social demographic — they all live together in a slightly cramped but cozy rowhouse and have immigration issues, but fortunately Betty’s job allows her access to the luxe life, so we don’t have to spend too much time idling in dreary "real" life. For the most part, television characters remain upper-middle to upper-class (also white) doctors, lawyers, politicians, editors — people with glamorous jobs and fabulous houses. Of course, there are a lot of cops, but only a few shows — "The Wire," "The Shield" — have consistently dealt with the financial distress of life in public service, and most of them are on cable. read more

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