Matt Houston (1982–1985)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.3

Overview

Each week Matt Houston, a successful private investigator, takes on a new case. The cases usually involve murder, and always involve beautiful women in skimpy outfits. Drawing on his years of experience and investigative...

Starring Cast

Lee Horsley • Pamela Hensley • Lincoln Kilpatrick

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Lee Horsley • Pamela Hensley • Lincoln Kilpatrick

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

The series subtly aligns with right-leaning themes by emphasizing individual heroism, wealth, and the upholding of law and order through private means, rather than engaging in systemic critiques or promoting progressive social change.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The series 'Matt Houston' featured traditional casting typical of 1980s network television, with no intentional race or gender swaps for its primary roles. Its narrative maintained a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with its genre and era, without engaging in explicit DEI themes or critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The 1980s detective series 'Matt Houston' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on conventional crime-solving and heterosexual relationships, aligning with the typical television content of its era. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Matt Houston is an original television series, not an adaptation of existing material or a historical portrayal. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Matt Houston is an original television series from the 1980s. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character before their portrayal in this series. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.