Television Program

A television or TV show is broadcast on television . This can be a one-off or a (regular) recurring broadcast. A television is an example of the latter. A television is mostly fiction and written by screenwriters . Many programs are recorded in advance, other programs, such as The World Keeps Turning, be broadcast live.

A television series usually consists of several seasons, often with a red thread through the episodes over and mostly with the same protagonists. At the end of a season often ended with a cliffhanger . A season in this context is a period that extends approximately from September to June, almost a year so.

There are various types of television programs, within these types of subdivisions exist, for example, the different types of quizzes, in the (English) television jargon are called this formats. Below is a list of variousformats in brackets are examples of the appropriate format:
 * current affairs program ( Network , News Hour , Terzake and EenVandaag )
 * documentary ( Other Times )
 * drama ( Westenwind and Silent Waters )
 * infomercial (a contraction of the words information and commercial)
 * children ( Tik Tak , Sesame Street , The Fable and Bassie and Adriaan )
 * comedy (among other sitcom, for example, Friends )
 * art program ( Antiques Roadshow , The New Rembrandt , Iconoclasm )
 * miniseries (a long story or a film which is cut into pieces, such as Band of Brothers )
 * talk show ( Pauw & Witteman Buitenhof and the seventh day )
 * quiz ( one of the eight and Blocks )
 * reality series (in which real people, so no characters are followed in their daily activities. They could be ordinary people, like in life as it is, or known compatriots)
 * soap opera ( Good times, bad times and Family )
 * sports ( Studio Sport and Sportjournaal )
 * cartoon ( Filmation's Ghostbusters and DuckTales )
 * Great live broadcasts of sporting events, weddings, or anniversaries such as the Elfstedentocht and Memorial Day .