Graveyard slotA graveyard slot (or death slot) is a time period in which a television audience is very small compared to other times of the day, and therefore broadcast programming is considered far less important. Graveyard slots usually displayed in the early morning hours of each day, when most people are asleep. With little likelihood of a substantial viewing audience during this daypart, providing useful television programming during this time is usually considered unimportant; some broadcast stations go off the air during these hours, and some audience measurement systems do not collect measurements for these periods.
Public affairs (broadcasting)In broadcasting, public affairs radio or television programs focus on matters of politics and public policy. Among commercial broadcasters, such programs are often only to satisfy Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory expectations and are not scheduled in prime time. Public affairs television programs are often broadcast at times when few listeners or viewers are tuned in (or even awake) in the U.S., in time slots known as graveyard slots; such programs can be frequently encountered at times such as 5-6 a.
Court showA court show (also known as a judge show, legal/courtroom program, courtroom series, or judicial show) is a broadcast programming subgenre of either legal dramas or reality legal programming. Court shows present content mainly in the form of legal hearings between plaintiffs (or claimants in the United Kingdom) and defendants presided over by a judge, often in one of two formats: a scripted/improvised format performed by an actor; or an arbitration-based reality format with the case handled by an adjudicator who was formerly a judge or attorney.
Television in CanadaTelevision in Canada officially began with the sign-on of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by media in the United States, perhaps to an extent not seen in any other major industrialized nation. As a result, the government institutes quotas for "Canadian content".
MatinaleUne émission matinale, dite souvent plus simplement une « matinale », est un genre d'émission de télévision ou de radio diffusé quotidiennement du lundi au vendredi en début de matinée, généralement entre 6 et 9 heures. Une matinale cible essentiellement les personnes qui sont dans la vie active et se préparent pour aller au travail. Diffusée le plus souvent en direct, une matinale est une émission quotidienne rythmée et très organisée, qui est généralement entrecoupée à intervalles réguliers de flashs d'information et de bulletins météo.
Scooby-DooScooby-Doo (orthographié Scoubidou en France jusqu'en 2004) est une franchise américaine comprenant de nombreuses séries, téléfilms et films d'animation créée par les studios Hanna-Barbera. Elle tire son nom de son personnage principal, un grand chien sympathique, gourmand et peureux, créé graphiquement par Iwao Takamoto et apparu pour la première fois en 1969 aux États-Unis dans la série Scooby-Doo, Where Are You !, réalisée par Joe Ruby et Ken Spears et diffusée sur le réseau CBS.
