Television programming

100 episodes is considered to be the magic number at which point many television series produced for the United States (which usually run 22–26 episodes per year) are viable for syndication. Although much depends on the length of a show's seasons, this point is usually reached during a prime time series' fifth season. ...more on Wikipedia about "100 episodes"

The 65 Episode Policy is a guideline created by Michael Eisner and Frank Wells in 1984. The policy is that television series on the Disney Channel are limited to 65 episodes and are then cancelled even if they remain popular. The idea was that this would force the network to continuously create new series rather than develop too much reliance on existing ones. In addition, by taking the shows off their broadcast schedule the network creates more demand for the sale of past episodes and movies based on the series. The figure 65 has not been an exact one - series have actually been ended ranging from 62 to 66 episodes. ...more on Wikipedia about "65 Episode Policy"

An after school special is a type of American television program intended to be viewed by adolescents when they returned home from school, usually at about 4:00 pm. The ABC Network coined the term when they designated their offerings in the genre After School Specials; CBS distributed their own productions as CBS Schoolbreak Specials, though ABC's name has come to define the entire genre. Both networks tended to use the young stars of their primetime programs in the specials. ...more on Wikipedia about "After school special"

An all request television or radio show is a show that plays only listener or viewer requests. ...more on Wikipedia about "All Request"

Many American and Canadian sci-fi/ fantasy/ horror television series have one episode (and usually only one episode) that centers around the Amish, or another group of religious believers who similarly disdain modern technology. Although the use of the Amish can also occur in medical or technological involved series as there's a clear tension between their values and modern technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amish episode"

An anthology series is a television series that features different stories, with a different cast of characters in every episode. Typically these have been found in the science fiction and horror genres. Examples include Twilight Zone, Night Gallery and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The only constants in these series was the on-camera host, who would appear at the beginning and end of the program for introduction and conclusion. During summers in the 1970s and 1980s, American television networks would often run comedy anthology series which consisted of unbought television pilots. Another example of anthology series would be live television dramas, such as Playhouse 90, where the cast and story would be different from week to week but there was no host. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthology series"

Block programming is an age-old strategy of programmers. Block programming occurs when the channel schedules similar programs back to back. The concept is to provide similar programming to keep the viewers glued to your channel. Radio stations use it consistently: they program the same type of music for an entire daypart. Early radio used to air soap operas in the daytime, children's programs after school, and comedies, dramas, and music programs in the evening hours. Consider NBC's "must-see-TV" Thursday evenings, 2 hours of sitcoms and 1 hour of ER. ...more on Wikipedia about "Block programming"

A bumper, or bump, when referring to television, is a short video clip displayed before and after commercials, typically promoting the current program or channel. Bumps can vary from simple text (see below) to short films. Also called a Commercial bumper. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bump (television)"

A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief and uncredited appearance in a play, or by extension, in works in other performing arts such as films and television. Such a role need not be played by an actor: short appearances by film directors, politicians, athletes, and other celebrities are not unusual. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cameo appearance"

Chuck Cunningham syndrome refers to when an important character in a television series is removed with little or no explanation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chuck Cunningham syndrome"

In television, a clip show is an episode of a series, usually sitcoms, that relies mostly on showing excerpts from previous episodes, generally depicted as a sequence of flashbacks given plausibility by a frame tale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clip show"

Cousin Oliver is a jargon used by TV critics when the creators of a TV show decide that the addition of a cute child actor to the cast will improve the ratings of the show, or as a replacement for child cast members that have grown up since the show started. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cousin Oliver"

In broadcasting, dayparting is the practice of dividing the day into several parts, during each of which a different type of radio programming or television programming apropos for that time is aired. Programs are most often geared toward a particular demographic, and what the target audience typically engages in at that time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dayparting"

A double episode is a type of TV show episode that starts a new storyline after the commercial break. Nickelodeon often makes kids' shows with double episodes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Double episode"

ENG is a broadcasting (usually television) industry acronym which stands for electronic news gathering. It can mean anything from a lone reporter taking a single camcorder out to get a story to an entire television crew taking a satellite truck on location to do a live report for a newscast. In its early days, the term ENG was used by newsroom staff to differentiate between the NG (newsgathering) crews that collected tv news with traditional film cameras and the new ENG crews who collected tv news with new electronic analogue tape formats like low band U-matic. The requirement for the differentiation stems from the radically different methods of post-production involved in video versus film. Film needed to be processed before editing, unlike tape where footage could be edited fairly quickly, thus dramatically reducing the turn-around time for a story. The use of film in newsgathering virtually disappeared by the mid 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electronic news gathering"

Fishcam refers to a broadcast consisting of a video camera pointed at a fishtank. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fishcam"

Fonzie syndrome is a phenomenon on episodic media (usually TV sitcoms) in which a character that had originally been a one-off or part of the supporting cast becomes the central and most popular character on the show. The term comes from the American sitcom Happy Days, in which the character of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (played by Henry Winkler) started out as a minor, fringe character but quickly evolved into the focal point of the series. Winkler's billing in the credits rose all the way to second (he refused to go before Ron Howard, the star), and at one point, network executives even hoped to call the show "Fonzie's Happy Days." ...more on Wikipedia about "Fonzie syndrome"

A guest star, relating to a television series, is an actor who appears on one or several episodes (playing a character or themselves). Sometimes the definition can become blurry, as some guest stars have appeared on entire seasons of shows, while some have become integral to the show (eg. Heather Locklear on Melrose Place). Guest stars are sometimes well-known personages prior to becoming guest stars, with their popularity being used to draw attention to the show they're guest starring on. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guest star"

"Hare's Trick" is the sixth episode in the Monster Rancher anime series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hare's Trick"

Iron Bird is the ninth episode of Monster Rancher. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iron Bird"

Late night television is the block of television programming usually airing after 11:30 pm. A regular feature of this programming is a particular genre of talk show more colloquially known as "Late Night". ...more on Wikipedia about "Late night television"

Monster Rancher is an anime show that has run 3 seasons. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Monster Rancher episodes"

There are sometimes casting changes on television shows; either a character is replaced by another actor with a new character, or a new actor takes over an existing role when the original actor is dropped. (Example: Dick Sargent replaced Dick York as the role of Darrin Stevens on Bewitched). Some cast changes have caused the show to “ Jump the Shark”; in fact on the JTS website , the latter method is categorized as "Same Character, Different Actor". ...more on Wikipedia about "List of television show casting changes"

Live television refers to television broadcasts of events or performances as they are happening, or on a delay of several seconds, rather than from video recordings or film. ...more on Wikipedia about "Live television"

Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. It is often the target of pirate decryption. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pay TV"

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