How is U.S. TV changing? Ask Jane

*”Jane the Virgin” has won a Peabody Award, and a Golden Globe. Have you seen it? What do you think? VL

By Emily Steel, The New York Times

Gina Rodriguez was home in Chicago last month when she stopped at a Subway sandwich shop on the way to the golf course with her father. The Hispanic teenager working behind the counter instantly recognized her as the star of the CW Network’s breakout comedy-drama “Jane the Virgin” and said that the order was on the house. Ms. Rodriguez protested, but the girl insisted, telling the actress how inspirational it was to see someone on television who looked like her and grew up in her neighborhood.

Later, at the golf course, Ms. Rodriguez bumped into more fans: the course’s owners, a white couple in their late 60s who said they tuned into the show each week.

That broad appeal, spanning different generations and ethnic groups, is part of the magic of “Jane the Virgin,” Ms. Rodriguez said in a recent interview.

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