Daytime television

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Daytime television is the general term for television shows produced that are intended to air during the daytime hours.

While some shows are identified as "daytime TV shows", "daytime television" is not a genre per se. Rather, it can be said that daytime television is the opposite of primetime television, which is the term used to describe television shows that air in the evening hours.

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[edit] Types of Daytime Programming

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There are several different sorts of daytime programming that is produced. Most of these shows are able to be produced on a low budget, as these shows have to be able to make at least five new episodes per week (sometimes more) for most of the year. Most daytime shows are syndicated, meaning individual stations buy the rights to show it.

[edit] Court Shows

First popularized in the 1980s with The People's Court, there are currently many different court shows produced. These shows deal with one, and sometimes two, small-claims cases per show.

American Daytime Court Shows

[edit] Talk Shows

Talk shows typically last one hour, and are more often than not hosted by celebrities. Talk shows deal with a variety of topics, like self-help related subjects, to variety shows featuring interviews and comedic monologues, to lowbrow "trash TV".

American Daytime Talk Shows

[edit] Magazine Shows

[edit] Game Shows

Involves regular people being contestants and playing a game, like the title suggests, with the ultimate goal being able to take first place, so as to win a prize (usually money).

[edit] Daytime Serials

A staple of daytime television since the 1950s, serials continue to be among the most popular programs among daytime audiences. They are melodramatic serials which mostly deal with the trials and tribulations of life.

Daytime TV ratings show that more than half of the audience has disappeared.

American Daytime Serials

[edit] Syndication: Drama And Comedy Series Off-network

Syndication is the practice of selling rights to the presentation of television programs, especially to more than one customer such as a television station, a cable channel, or a programming service such as a national broadcasting system. The syndication of television programs is a fundamental financial component of television industries. Long a crucial factor in the economics of the U.S. industry, syndication is now a worldwide activity involving the sales of programming produced in many countries.

American Syndication Series

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