term | Description |
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game shows | |
documentaries | |
movies | |
talk shows | |
sitcoms | |
news | |
sports | |
cooking shows | |
cartoons | |
reality TV | |
shopping channels | |
weather | |
music | |
cable | |
public | |
satellite | |
antenna | |
commercials | |
broadcast | |
TV guide | |
closed-captioning | |
premiere | |
pilot | |
season | |
episode | |
telethon | |
live | |
reruns | |
marathon | |
soap opera | |
soap | Short for "soap opera" |
on-air | |
sponsors | |
brought to you by | |
ratings | |
commercial break | |
call letters | |
technical difficulties | |
static | |
NTSC | |
PAL | |
PSA | Short for "public service announcement" |
public service announcement | |
subtitles | |
teleprompter | |
voice over | |
pay per view | |
aspect ratio | |
coverage | |
network | |
news anchor | |
reporter | |
producer | |
trailer | |
prime time | |
advertising space | |
spot | |
censorship | |
free-to-air | |
set-top box | |
drama | |
comedy | |
audience share | |
viewers | |
viewership | |
catch-up TV | |
high-definition television | |
television set | |
reception | |
receiver | |
decoder | |
subscription | |
footage | |
watershed |