The fall schedule is the
broadcast programming
Broadcast programming is the practice of organizing or ordering (scheduling) of broadcast media shows, typically radio and television, in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or season-long schedule.
Modern broadcasters use broadcast autom ...
television lineup for the
five major American commercial broadcast networks. It usually consists of new
television show
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...
s paired with returning favorites and runs from September to December, since an altered lineup usually runs from January to May when more new shows (
midseason replacement
In American network television scheduling, a mid-season replacement is a television show that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between December and May. Mid-season replacements usually take place after a ...
) premiere.
Historically, the fall television schedule was created to help auto advertisers promote their new car models.
Recently, several
television network
A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...
s have staggered new and returning shows without necessarily following a fall and spring schedule. NBC announced in February 2008 that it would follow a "52-week television season," likely with fewer
television episodes per season than the current standard 22.
[Goodman, Tim.]
NBC acknowledges reality with 52-week season.
''San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. ...
'', 20 February 2008.
References
External links
Fall TV Schedule from epguides.comFall TV Schedule from TV Guide
Television terminology
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