A previous study of the perceived social realism of television series featuring families was both replicated and extended with a sample of 1692 second, sixth, and tenth graders in 42 schools in southern California. The "Viewing Frequency" instrument and the "Realism" instrument took children 10-15 minutes to complete. Content characteristics were again shown to influence perceived realism by themselves and in interaction with age. Developmental decreases were more likely for more not less realistic content and for more not less general content. A model for developmental patterns in the perceived realism of different types of content was elaborated, and predictors of the television family's general realism were assessed. Findings suggest that children do not generalize much about television reality and do not generalize consistently. (Five tables of data and three figures are included; 48 references are attached.) (Author/MG)