TV shows are single or repeated segments produced for television broadcasting. The tag should be used on questions concerning tv show aspects in general, not details of one specific tv show.

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Which shows are broadcast at the same LOCAL time in the US?

I've read somewhere that some shows are broadcast at the same LOCAL time all over the U.S., e.g. 10pm Eastern to 10pm Pacific. While others are broadcast at the same absolute time, e.g. 9pm Eastern / ...
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What happens to actor salaries around seasons 6-7 of a show?

Many successful (broadcast, United States) TV shows last about 5-7 seasons. Somehow I'd gotten this story in my head in which this was a combination of two factors: TV shows become more attractive ...
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First use of on-screen text messages, like in Sherlock and House of Cards

The BBC's Sherlock (July 2010-) uses a novel visual trick to show the contents of an SMS message directly on the television screen, so we can all read it without having to look at a dull phone screen. ...
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Reference to the bones structure from The Venture Bros.

The creepy bones structure featured in “The Buddy System” (season 3, episode 5 of The Venture Bros.) inside the E-deb biodome, is it from somewhere else or just a random spooky totem?
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A TV series which was totally written before filming began

I need to settle an argument! I want to know if there is a TV series which 1) was completely written before filming started, and 2) was "short" - 1-2 seasons or something. I think a TV series which ...