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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the Family Hour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chip directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now; networks will air more or fewer sitcoms or dramas depending on audience taste and how strong their options are for each, RealityTV has become a virtual peer of scripted programming that can be plugged in at any time (though usually at 8 o'clock), and it's not unheard of for a network to run an hour of sitcoms at 9 following an 8 PM reality or even drama/action show, though sitcoms in the 10 PM hour remained completely verboten until ''very'' recently. Cable networks, which may not air sitcoms or dramas at all, have even more variation.
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now; networks will air more or fewer sitcoms or dramas depending on audience taste and how strong their options are for each, RealityTV has become a virtual peer of scripted programming that can be plugged in at any time (though usually at 8 o'clock), and it's not unheard of for a network to run an hour of sitcoms at 9 following an 8 PM reality or even drama/action show, though sitcoms in the 10 PM hour remained completely verboten until ''very'' recently. Cable networks, which may not air sitcoms or dramas at all, have even more variation.
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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the Family Hour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chip directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications [[MediaNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--seeUsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule.MediaNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now; networks will air more or fewer sitcoms or dramas depending on audience taste and how strong their options are for each, RealityTV has become a virtual peer of scripted programming that can be plugged in at any time (though usually at 8 o'clock), and it's not unheard of for a network to run an hour of sitcoms at 9 following an 8 PM reality or even drama/action show, though sitcoms in the 10 PM hour remained completely verboten until ''very'' recently. Cable networks, which may not air sitcoms or dramas at all, have even more variation.
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--see
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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chip directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour Family Hour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chip directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
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In the United Kingdom, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The 7 o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the 10 o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed – ''Series/DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, and ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. {{Talent show}}s/bear-baiting like ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'', ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''Series/TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9 p.m. "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas are broadcast, like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''Series/BigBrother UK'' and ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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In the United Kingdom, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The 7 o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the 10 o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed – ''Series/DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, and ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. {{Talent show}}s/bear-baiting like ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'', ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''Series/TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9 p.m. "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas are broadcast, like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''Series/BigBrother UK'' and ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].TV.
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In the United Kingdom, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The 7 o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the 10 o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed – ''Franchise/DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, and ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. {{Talent show}}s/bear-baiting like ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'', ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''Series/TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9 p.m. "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas are broadcast, like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''Series/BigBrother UK'' and ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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In the United Kingdom, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The 7 o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the 10 o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed – ''Franchise/DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, and ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. {{Talent show}}s/bear-baiting like ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'', ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''Series/TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9 p.m. "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas are broadcast, like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''Series/BigBrother UK'' and ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
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Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week--see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
now; networks will air more or fewer sitcoms or dramas depending on audience taste and how strong their options are for each, RealityTV has become a virtual peer of scripted programming that can be plugged in at any time (though usually at 8 o'clock), and it's not unheard of for a network to run an hour of sitcoms at 9 following an 8 PM reality or even drama/action show, though sitcoms in the 10 PM hour remained completely verboten until ''very'' recently. Cable networks, which may not air sitcoms or dramas at all, have even more variation.
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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chp directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour SitComs, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week- see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
In Germany, prime time starts at 20:15 (8:15 pm). The main reason is that the ''Tagesschau'', the oldest newscast on German TV, has been aired from 20:00 until 20:15 since TheFifties. Other stations use the same timing, and an experiment by a few private stations in the 1990s to start their prime time programs on the full hour was not popular.
In the UK, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The seven o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the ten o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed - ''DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. TalentShows/bear-baiting like ''BritainsGotTalent'', ''StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9:00pm "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''BigBrother'' and ''ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, both to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour SitComs, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week- see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
In Germany, prime time starts at 20:15 (8:15 pm). The main reason is that the ''Tagesschau'', the oldest newscast on German TV, has been aired from 20:00 until 20:15 since TheFifties. Other stations use the same timing, and an experiment by a few private stations in the 1990s to start their prime time programs on the full hour was not popular.
In the UK, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The seven o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the ten o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed - ''DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. TalentShows/bear-baiting like ''BritainsGotTalent'', ''StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9:00pm "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''BigBrother'' and ''ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, both to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chp v-chip directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hourSitComs, {{Sit Com}}s, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10) (8-10 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week- see week--see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
In Germany, prime time starts at 20:15 (8:15pm).p.m.). The main reason is that the ''Tagesschau'', the oldest newscast on German TV, has been aired from 20:00 until 20:15 since TheFifties. Other stations use the same timing, and an experiment by a few private stations in the 1990s to start their prime time prime-time programs on the full hour was not popular.
In theUK, United Kingdom, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The seven 7 o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the ten 10 o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed - ''DoctorWho'' – ''Franchise/DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, and ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. TalentShows/bear-baiting {{Talent show}}s/bear-baiting like ''BritainsGotTalent'', ''StrictlyComeDancing'', ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'', ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''TheXFactor ''Series/TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9:00pm 9 p.m. "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas are broadcast, like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''{{Spooks}}'', ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[HaveIGotNewsForYou ''[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''BigBrother'' ''Series/BigBrother UK'' and ''ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, both not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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This is when the broadcast networks have their evening network programming on their affiliates. It's when most of the possible demographics are off work, out of school, and awake--and thus, it's the time with the largest possible general audience. It usually is when the most people are actually watching as well, especially early in the week. ([[FridayNightDeathSlot Later in the week, people often go out]], and since the networks are all tied in to movie studios these days, they don't want to discourage the impulse completely.)
In America, Prime Time is 8-11 p.m. Eastern, 7-10 p.m. Central weekdays, and 7-11 p.m. Eastern, 6-10 p.m. Central on Sundays. (It's been a while since the American broadcast networks have taken Saturday seriously.) Creator/{{FOX}}, Creator/TheCW (and its predecessors), and Creator/MyNetworkTV don't use the last hour.
The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chp directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour SitComs, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week- see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
In Germany, prime time starts at 20:15 (8:15 pm). The main reason is that the ''Tagesschau'', the oldest newscast on German TV, has been aired from 20:00 until 20:15 since TheFifties. Other stations use the same timing, and an experiment by a few private stations in the 1990s to start their prime time programs on the full hour was not popular.
In the UK, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The seven o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the ten o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed - ''DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. TalentShows/bear-baiting like ''BritainsGotTalent'', ''StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9:00pm "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''BigBrother'' and ''ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, both to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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In America, Prime Time is 8-11 p.m. Eastern, 7-10 p.m. Central weekdays, and 7-11 p.m. Eastern, 6-10 p.m. Central on Sundays. (It's been a while since the American broadcast networks have taken Saturday seriously.) Creator/{{FOX}}, Creator/TheCW (and its predecessors), and Creator/MyNetworkTV don't use the last hour.
The first hour or two of prime time used to be called the FamilyHour during TheSeventies and TheEighties, and was supposed to air family-friendly programming. Innuendo, BloodlessCarnage, and {{Technical Pacifist}}s could be aired, but not outright sex or bloody violence. This has changed for many reasons, including changes in the Federal Communications Commission and the advent of the v-chip. Few people use the v-chp directly, but the parental guideline icons that tell you which "block" range contains a program work as a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications ratings system]], and they are aired publicly every half hour. If you know to avoid, or can program your TV to avoid, all TV-14 or TV-MA programming, there's no need to force it all after 10 p.m., is there?
Well into TheNineties, the first hour of prime time was ''always'' two half-hour SitComs, followed by two hour-long drama/action shows in the 9-10 and 10-11 ET slots, with the only variations being ''two'' hours of sitcoms (8-10) on Fridays and Saturdays (when more kids were watching) and maybe a newsmagazine or two later in the week- see UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule. There's a ''lot'' more variation now.
In Germany, prime time starts at 20:15 (8:15 pm). The main reason is that the ''Tagesschau'', the oldest newscast on German TV, has been aired from 20:00 until 20:15 since TheFifties. Other stations use the same timing, and an experiment by a few private stations in the 1990s to start their prime time programs on the full hour was not popular.
In the UK, prime time lasts from roughly 6:30 until 10:30. This is because it is thought that the average British family will eat at 6:00, finish tea at 6:30 and then settle down for the night's telly. The seven o'clock news comes half an hour into prime time, the ten o'clock half an hour before its end. Between 6:30 and 9:00, family-friendly shows are displayed - ''DoctorWho'' usually airs between 7:00 and 8:00, ''Series/TopGear'' is on between 8:00 and 9:00. TalentShows/bear-baiting like ''BritainsGotTalent'', ''StrictlyComeDancing'', and ''TheXFactor UK'' usually sit across this time period. After the 9:00pm "watershed", children are sent to bed, and comedy shows and harder-hitting dramas like ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''{{Spooks}}'', and ''Series/{{Rome}}'', alongside panel games like ''[[HaveIGotNewsForYou HIGNFY]]'' and racier RealityTV like ''BigBrother'' and ''ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere''. Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, both to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval. Volumes are similarly enhanced, [[GenreSavvy so the ads can be heard in the kitchen, away from the TV]].
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