"A television show – or simply TV show – is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set which is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable."
The techniques involved in creating a television show, from script development, casting, and production through post-production and marketing.
Camera Basics: The different types of cameras available and their technical specifications, such as resolution, frame rate, aperture, and focus.
Lighting: The principles and techniques of lighting, including color temperature, diffusion, and light placement.
Sound Recording: Techniques for capturing high-quality audio, including microphone selection, placement, and recording equipment.
Scriptwriting: The process of creating a screenplay or teleplay, including format, structure, and character development.
Directing: The role of the director in coordinating the creative and technical aspects of a production.
Editing: Techniques for assembling and manipulating footage, including cuts, transitions, and special effects.
Production Design: The creation of sets, props, and costumes that enhance the visual style and narrative of a production.
Acting: The principles of performance, including improvisation, blocking, and character development.
Producing: The process of overseeing the production from start to finish, including budgeting, scheduling, and managing the cast and crew.
Marketing and Distribution: Strategies for promoting and releasing a film or television series, including public relations, advertising, and digital distribution.
Sitcom: Situational comedy or sitcom is a genre of TV production that is usually shot in a studio with a live audience. Typically a half-hour show, it revolves around a group of characters in comical situations.
Drama: Drama TV series is a genre focused on stories with more serious themes and offering a deeper exploration of characters and situations. Often airing for an hour, many drama series follow longer or seasonal arcs with ongoing stories, and they may be set in different eras, and locations.
Reality TV: This type of TV production creates unscripted content, showcasing ordinary people, often following the lives or experiences of those from different backgrounds or jobs.
Game Shows: Game shows are one of the oldest types of television production, featuring contestants answering questions or playing games for prizes.
News and Current Affairs: News and current affairs television programs refer to content that provides authoritative reporting, news analysis or coverage of breaking news.
Documentary: A documentary is a non-fictional TV production that provides a detailed, well-researched exploration of a subject or topic, often featuring interviews with experts or archival footage.
TV commercials: TV commercials are short advertisements that are tailored for television audiences, with most only lasting less than a minute.
Animation: Animation is an artful, visually stimulating form of video content, allowing for creative expression and storytelling.
Talk shows: Talk shows usually feature a host or guests discussing specific topics, and the atmosphere is often light and informal, complete with jocular banter and casual conversation.
Religious programming: Religious programming involves offerings such as sermons or religious instruction, delivered by religious leaders or teachers.
Sports coverage: Sports coverage is a genre of TV production that offers coverage of professional events and games in various sports and leagues.
"This includes content made by television broadcasters and content made for broadcasting by film production companies."
"It excludes 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."
"Streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime."
"The content in a television show is produced by one of two production methodologies, live taped shows such as variety and news magazine shows shot on a television studio stage or sporting events (all considered linear productions.) The other production model includes animation and the 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 (in a linear/real time fashion), 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 (British English: programme), especially if it lacks a narrative structure."
"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, TV special, or miniseries."
"A television film or telefilm is a feature film created for broadcasting on television."
"This includes... content made by television broadcasters and content made for broadcasting by film production companies."
"It excludes 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."
"The content in a television show is produced by one of two production methodologies, live taped shows such as variety and news magazine shows shot on a television studio stage or sporting events (all considered linear productions.) The other production model includes animation and the variety of film productions ranging from movies to series."
"Streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime."
"A small or one-off collection of episodes may also be called a limited series, TV special, or miniseries."