TV Scheduling

The schedules for each day can be broken down into clear segments. How would you catergorise these segments?

1. Breakfast TV
2. Day time TV
3. Children TV
4. Family TV
5. Adult / Evening TV

Who are the target audience for these segments?

1. Children / Teenagers
2. Adults / Elderly
3. Children
4. Families
5. Adults / Elderly

What would you say are the most popular genres on television?

• Soap operas
• Sitcoms
• Talk shows
• Game shows
• Films

Who is the target audience of each terrestial channel?

• BBC 1 = everyone / anyone
• BBC 2 = educated audience - children in the morning
• ITV 1 = everyone / anyone
• Channel 4 = young adults + adults + teenagers
• Five = everyone / anyone

Roughly, what percentage of each channel's schedules is taken up with repeats? Why do you think this is?

• To fill up the schedule.
• Its cheap.
• Producers save money.

Which channels have more imported programmes in their schedules? Why do you think this might be?

• Channel 4 + Five - Have not got as much money so it is cheaper to import.
• Cheaper to import a programme rather than make a new programme.

What do you understand by the term 'the watershed' and where does this occur in the schedules?

• It is 9 O'clock.
• Watershed - getting rid of chidren so that they can play more adult programmes.