Segment of audiovisual content intended for broadcast on television

Television show

Television show

A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a <a href="/en/Television_set" title="Television set" class="wl">television set</a> which can be broadcast via over-the-air, <a href="/en/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television" class="wl">satellite</a>, or <a href="/en/Cable_television" title="Cable television" class="wl">cable</a>, excluding <a href="/en/Breaking_news" title="Breaking news" class="wl">breaking news</a>, <a href="/en/Television_advertisement" title="Television advertisement" class="wl">advertisements</a>, or <a href="/en/Trailer_(promotion)" title="Trailer (promotion)" class="wl">trailers</a> that are typically placed between shows. Television shows are most often <a href="/en/Broadcast_programming" title="Broadcast programming" class="wl">scheduled for broadcast</a> well ahead of time and appear on <a href="/en/Electronic_program_guide" title="Electronic program guide" class="wl">electronic guides</a> or other <a href="/en/TV_listings" title="TV listings" class="wl">TV listings</a>, but <a href="/en/Streaming_service" title="Streaming service" class="mw-redirect wl">streaming services</a> often make them available for viewing anytime. The content in a television show can be produced with different methodologies such as taped variety shows emanating from a television studio stage, animation or a variety of film productions ranging from movies to series. Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies.

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Television shows can be viewed live (real time), be recorded on <a href="/en/Home_video" title="Home video" class="wl">home video</a>, a <a href="/en/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder" class="wl">digital video recorder</a> for later viewing, be <a href="/en/Video_on_demand" title="Video on demand" class="wl">viewed on demand</a> via a <a href="/en/Set-top_box" title="Set-top box" class="wl">set-top box</a>, or <a href="/en/Internet_television" title="Internet television" class="mw-redirect wl">streamed over the internet</a>.

A television show is also called a television program (<a href="/en/British_English_language" title="British English language" class="mw-redirect wl">British English</a>: programme), especially if it lacks a <a href="/en/Narrative_structure" title="Narrative structure" class="wl">narrative structure</a>.

In the United States and <a href="/en/Canada" title="Canada" class="wl">Canada</a>, a television series is usually released in episodes that follow a narrative and are usually divided into seasons. In the UK, a television series is a yearly or semiannual set of new episodes. (In effect, a "series" in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia is the same as a "season" in the United States and Canada.)

A small or one-off collection of episodes may also be called a limited series, <a href="/en/Television_special" title="Television special" class="wl">TV special</a> or <a href="/en/Miniseries" title="Miniseries" class="wl">miniseries</a>.

A <a href="/en/Television_film" title="Television film" class="wl">television film</a> or telefilm is a <a href="/en/Feature_film" title="Feature film" class="wl">feature film</a> created for broadcasting on television.

A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows. Television shows are most often scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime. The content in a television show can be produced with different methodologies such as taped variety shows emanating from a television studio stage, animation or a variety of film productions ranging from movies to series. Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies. Television shows can be viewed live , be recorded on home video, a digital video recorder for later viewing, be viewed on demand via a set-top box, or streamed over the internet. A television show is also called a television program , especially if it lacks a narrative structure. 