teenbaiting

when an author/director/etc. creates their show to be an amalgam of everything a typical teenager adores, ensuring that their teenage target audience will bring in views and make the creators money. Most famously seen in the CW show Riverdale.

Emily: Making Archie and every other character on this show hot is actual teenbaiting.
Rye: Yeah, and not to mention the amount of obscure references, dramatic dialogue, and comebacks no teen would make but wishes they would.