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Social Studies

TV·2024–2024·1 season, 5 episodes·FX·Documentary·57m·Created by Lauren Greenfield

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Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, a diverse group of LA teens open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Social Studies S01E03Peer/Algorithm PressureS01E03 · 10.0Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.
  2. 02Social Studies S01E04Sex EdS01E04 · 10.0Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.
  3. 03Social Studies S01E01Social 101S01E01 · 5.5L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2024Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Social Studies S01E01Social 101September 27, 2024 5.5L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.
  2. S01E02Social Studies S01E02Social DivisionsSeptember 27, 2024 5.5Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.
  3. S01E03Social Studies S01E03Season's bestPeer/Algorithm PressureOctober 4, 2024 10.0Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.
  4. S01E04Social Studies S01E04Sex EdOctober 11, 2024 10.0Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.
  5. S01E05Social Studies S01E05Deletions and CulminationsOctober 18, 2024With graduation and life changes, the teens contemplate their future and the brave new world they navigate.

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