Television series show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows.
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Television series shows are most often scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime.
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Television series show is called a television program, especially if it lacks a narrative structure.
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Television series shows are more varied than most other forms of media due to the wide variety of formats and genres that can be presented.
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For instance, Hill Street Blues and St Elsewhere were two of the first US prime time drama television series to have this kind of dramatic structure, while the later series Babylon 5 further exemplifies such structure in that it had a predetermined story running over its intended five-season run.
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On rare occasions, a Television series that has not attracted particularly high ratings and has been canceled can be given a reprieve if home video viewership has been particularly strong.
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In North American television, a series is a connected set of television program episodes that run under the same title, possibly spanning many seasons.
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Since at least the 2000s, new broadcast television series are often ordered for just the first 10 to 13 episodes, to gauge audience interest.
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An established Television series that is already popular will typically receive an immediate full-season order at the outset of the season.
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Canadian shows do not normally receive "back nine" extensions within the same season, however; even a popular Television series simply ends for the year when the original production order has finished airing, and an expanded order of more than 13 episodes is applied to the next season's renewal order rather than an extension of the current season.
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For example, Mr Shalash's Family miniTelevision series starring Salah Zulfikar was the highest rated at the time.
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