Exam 4: Radio and Television Programs and Programming

The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (Fin/Syn) limited the number of programs a network could for its weekly prime time schedule.

Off-net syndicated programs were originally shown on broadcast networks.

Since the late 1950s, radio stations have typically established an identifying:

One of the biggest changes in TV programming is the rise of award-winning cable-originated programs.

What was the first reality-type program?

Many TV viewers are cancelling their cable services in favor of streaming.

It is safe to say that, in the 1950s, _______ saved the day for radio stations.

Non-narrative programs weave a story around the lives of fictional characters played by actors.

What does it mean when television programs are "stripped" into the television schedule?

The Prime Time Access Rule encouraged the broadcast of ____. -------------------------------

Local origination channels are purchased from syndicators.

Which of the following represents a type of nonnarrative program?

A "cash plus barter" arrangement is the only means by which individual stations pay for syndicated programming.

Which of the following is a first-run syndicated program?

Which of the following is the best example of a public/education/government (PEG) channel?

A sample episode of a potential television series, which introduces the program and characters to viewers, is called the "pilot."

Which programming strategy is being used when a network programs a show so that it runs over the starting time of a program on a competing network?

Television syndicators and programmers can meet to do business at the annual NATPE convention.

Tentpoling is when a network schedules a new or poorly rated show between two successful shows.

Where did the music groups U2, R.E.M, Nirvana, and Nine Inch Nails get most of their early airplay?