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What type of programming often airs on Fridays or weekends?
Which type of television show is based on back-and-forth discussions between hosts?
What type of programming awards prizes to contestants who complete puzzles or answer trivia questions?
Which type of show showcases the talents of its guests?
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What type of programming earns some of the highest ratings in television?
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What type of show tends to deal with families, coworkers, or groups of friends?
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What type of show is closely related to sitcoms and draws humor from the absurdities of love?
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What type of show is based on a true story?
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What is a key characteristic of police procedurals?
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What is a common theme in sci-fi and fantasy TV shows?
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What is anime primarily known for?
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What is a characteristic of soap operas?
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What is a key feature of reality TV?
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What is a key characteristic of magazine programs?
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What is a common theme in docudramas?
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What do primetime soaps often feature?
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Study Notes
Television Program Genres/Formats
- News programs include local evening news, daytime national broadcasts, short breaking segments, and week-in-review programming that often airs on Fridays or weekends.
- Some networks run news broadcasts dedicated solely to sports.
Talk Shows
- Talk shows are based on back-and-forth discussions between hosts, covering pop culture, current events, and politics.
- Daytime talk shows and weekday morning chat shows reach large audiences, but the most famous talk shows air late at night.
Game Shows
- Game shows feature teams of contestants or participants attempting to complete puzzles or answer trivia questions, with prizes awarded if they win.
Variety Shows
- Variety shows highlight the talents of their guests, including musical acts, dancing, stand-up comedy routines, and sketch comedy.
Sketch Comedy
- Sketch comedy showcases a variety of multi-person comedic sketches, with comedic styles ranging from goofy slapstick to satirical black comedy.
Sports
- Sports programming earns some of the highest ratings in television, often broadcast live, bringing a sense of immediacy and urgency to the viewing experience.
Sitcoms
- Sitcoms, short for "situational comedy," tend to deal with families, coworkers, or groups of friends.
Romantic Comedies
- Romantic comedies draw their humor from the absurdities of love, enjoying dedicated audiences, although they often lack the sheer market share of sitcoms.
Teen Dramas
- Teen dramas are geared toward teenagers and twentysomethings, emphasizing heightened situations to the point of bordering on melodrama.
Docudramas
- Docudramas are fictional shows based on a true story, sometimes involving true crime, and sometimes covering more inspiring subjects.
Police Procedurals
- Police procedurals follow a highly formulaic plot structure, involving a crime, investigation, arrest, and some form of judicial justice.
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Science fiction and fantasy shows are popular on cable and streaming platforms, ranging from pseudohistorical epics to sci-fi dystopian noirs.
Anime
- Anime is a Japanese genre that spans comic books, video games, and film media, as well as TV, featuring a range of styles and themes.
Soap Operas
- Soap operas tend to feature improbable plotlines and melodrama, often aimed at housewives in the mid-twentieth century, and can be medical dramas or romance-focused.
Reality TV
- Reality television tends to emphasize ordinary people rather than big stars, featuring competitions, slices of real life, or a combination of both.
Magazine Programs
- Magazine programs consist of one or more feature stories about lifestyle, health, travel, food, personalities, and other human interest stories, borrowing its name and characteristics from the popular print medium.
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Explore the different types of television programs, including news, talk shows, and documentaries.
