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What (who) is prime time - definition
Prime time
![U.S. TV [[dayparting]]; prime time is in light purple](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dayparting in the United States.svg?width=200 "U.S. TV [[dayparting]]; prime time is in light purple")
BLOCK OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING TAKING PLACE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE EVENING FOR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Prime-time; Primetime; Prime-time television; Golden Time slot; Primetime television; Prime time television in the United States; Prime time television; Prime-time television in the United States; Peak time; American primetime television; Prime Time; Prime Time TV
Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families).
prime time
BLOCK OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING TAKING PLACE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE EVENING FOR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Prime-time; Primetime; Prime-time television; Golden Time slot; Primetime television; Prime time television in the United States; Prime time television; Prime-time television in the United States; Peak time; American primetime television; Prime Time; Prime Time TV
also primetime
Prime time television or radio programmes are broadcast when the greatest number of people are watching television or listening to the radio, usually in the evenings.
...a prime-time television show.
...prime time viewing in mid-evening.
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prime time
BLOCK OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING TAKING PLACE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE EVENING FOR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Prime-time; Primetime; Prime-time television; Golden Time slot; Primetime television; Prime time television in the United States; Prime time television; Prime-time television in the United States; Peak time; American primetime television; Prime Time; Prime Time TV
(From TV programming) Normal high-usage hours on a
time-sharing system; the day shift. Avoidance of prime time
was traditionally given as a major reason for night mode
hacking. The rise of the personal workstation has rendered
this term, along with time-sharing itself, almost obsolete.
The hackish tendency to late-night hacking runs has changed
not a bit.
[Jargon File ]
(1995-01-18)
Examples of use of prime time
1. out of prime time FACT BOX Prime–time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for January 16–22: 1.
2. There is live prime–time coverage on national television.
3. The show’s prime–time telecast in India is on Sunday.
4. Besides, his programs are telecast on prime time.
5. Prime–time television doesn‘t begin until 10 p.m.