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Why do American TV shows always stop broadcasting?

Children's shoes familiar with American dramas should know that most American dramas are broadcast in the current season. The so-called season refers to the broadcast season. Commercial television in the United States takes mid-September to late April of the following year as a broadcast season, and its absolute ratings become the top priority of TV broadcast throughout the year. During the broadcast season, you won't see old programs, and the TV screen is completely occupied by new dramas. A series only broadcasts one episode a week, except for more than four months in the non-broadcast season, the TV series in a season basically stays at about 25 episodes. In addition, because most TV dramas start at 30 o'clock on the hour or at a certain time, the length is about 30 minutes or 60 minutes. American TV shows are divided into spring and autumn. This setting is mainly to avoid Christmas and summer, which are the peak seasons of traditional American film market and sports events. This is also an unwritten rule that complements each other and benefits each other. So these are different from those in China.

Generally speaking, the major American dramas of major TV stations will be premiered in autumn for about half a year, and will end in spring after entering the winter break.

Because it is a weekly drama, and it is broadcast while shooting, the production of American dramas is also very regular. Spring and autumn are the key periods for the battle of new dramas. Due to the hot weather in summer, many TV stations focus on reality shows. After Thanksgiving, actors and screenwriters began to enjoy the Christmas holiday, and American dramas naturally entered the "winter vacation".

Why did the American TV show stop broadcasting?

Generally speaking, every year from 1 February to1month, the broadcast will be stopped for one month, commonly known as the winter break. This period is mainly because American holidays are concentrated in this period. Everyone has a holiday, no TV, no ratings, no benefits, and naturally they stop broadcasting.

During this period, a play is often put in the middle of the season, which is called the middle of the season. During this period, we can sum up the gains and losses of the first half of the season and plan the second half of the season well.

Also, this time is the award season, and the crew and actors are rushing back and forth at various award ceremonies, and there is little time for filming.

And sports events. In the United States, the ratings of any drama series are inferior to those of sports events, especially football. During this period, football was in the final stage, and everyone went to watch sports programs, which naturally took up the time of American TV series.

After this time, most American dramas will return. As for when to return, each TV station has its own arrangements.

There are still some plots that are not concentrated. Stop an episode or two occasionally. Most of them encounter special programs, such as sports events, or two episodes of other TV series occupy time on the same day, and there are awards ceremonies, which will affect the broadcast of American TV series.

Why do some American dramas stop broadcasting halfway?

An American TV series usually has about 25 episodes, which is determined by the unique broadcasting mode in the United States. American commercial television broadcasts from mid-September to late April of the following year, and the new season begins with the Emmy Awards ceremony sponsored by the American Television Arts and Sciences Association. American TV shows only broadcast one episode a week, so 25 episodes are just enough for one season. American TV shows are broadcast while shooting. They pay great attention to ratings. A TV series with low ratings can't live. As long as it can't attract the audience's attention, no matter where the plot of the play goes, the TV station will cut it mercilessly.

Basic knowledge of broadcast time of American TV series

End of August: The new season of American TV series begins.

Mid-September: The new season of American drama is in full swing, the new drama premieres, and the old drama returns, which will probably make you excited to 10. The Sunday before the first week of the new season is the Emmy Awards Ceremony, which is a grand gathering of American TV practitioners and American TV lovers.

10 month: pay full attention to the new season TV series. There is no replay in the first few weeks of the new season, and I have seen enough at one time.

165438+ 10 month: The first "cleaning period"-1/0 month, to test the ratings of the new drama, writers often take this opportunity to inject medicine into the plot, and many special articles containing holiday contents will be broadcast, including Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

65438+February: Nominations for the Golden Globe Award were announced, and the American TV series of public TV stations attracted the so-called "winter break", but cable TV stations will take this opportunity to premiere the TV series.

65438+ 10 month: Golden Globe Award, screen actors guild awards, the whole 1 month will be the award season, and TV series will come back after the "winter break".

February: The second "cleaning period"-February swept away, once again testing the ratings of the new drama, no replay, plot feeding, Super Bowl, Oscar, TV stations began to prepare for the next season's new drama, and the results of pilot planning and casting were released one after another!

March: The next season's new drama is fully auditioned, and at least 10 people are selected for the news every day. The mid-season drama will be premiered, but the TV series of public TV stations will be stopped on a large scale.

April: The suspension is still going on, and there will be new drama confirmation information next season. Of course, we can also know the fate of many TV dramas in advance-will they come back next season?

At the end of April: the third "cleaning period"-May Sweeps began, and the ratings of various TV dramas were comprehensively tested and entered the season ending.

Mid-May: Networks Upfronts, within a week, we will know the schedule of the next season's TV station and which new dramas will meet the audience in autumn.

June: The American drama season ended at the end of May, and cable TV stations began to play the leading role in summer, and many TV dramas of cable and pay TV stations appeared.

July: Emmy nominations are announced, and the prediction and discussion of Emmy results are in full swing.

August: I look forward to the premiere of the new season, the results of the Emmy Awards and the annual red carpet for TV stars.

There are also important competitions, festivals, writers' strikes ... stop playing or replaying.