Strip programming
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Strip programming or stripping is a technique used for
Strip programming is used to deliver consistent content to targeted audiences. Broadcasters know or predict the times at which certain
Overview
Strip scheduling often applies to any program that airs on multiple consecutive days during the calendar week (most commonly Monday through Friday), whether carried through a
For much of the 1960s and into the early 1990s, stripping for syndication was one of, if not the primary profit component of the studio production model in American television. A show became far more profitable if it succeeded in getting three full U.S. seasons (about 75 episodes) or more, as then it was possible to strip it for fifteen weeks (15×5=75) before needing to repeat episodes. Once a series attained five seasons (which would push the show over the 100 episodes threshold), it would be a full six months before it would repeat. For Star Trek, in particular, this was relevant. Only due to an unprecedented letter-writing campaign was the show renewed for its third season, and it did not begin to attain wider popularity until appearing in syndication for a number of years. If it had failed to be renewed for a third season, it would not have been syndicated, and its subsequent popularity and influence would likely not have occurred. Many other shows with lukewarm response in their initial runs became widely appreciated cult favorites as a result of syndication, or helped keep cultural memes associated with them far more widely known than if the shows had only been viewable during their initial time frame.
Airtime | Programme |
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17:40 | 60 Minutes (17:52 regional news, 18:15 national magazine) |
18:40 | Harty |
19:05 | Cliff! |
20:05 | Cockles |
21:00 | News |
21:25 | Whicker's World |
22:30 | Sportsnight |
Compare with a 2007 schedule for the same channel:
Airtime | Programme |
---|---|
18:00 | BBC News and Weather |
18:30 | Regional news program |
19:00 | Watchdog |
19:30 | EastEnders |
20:00 | Holby City |
21:00 | Judge John Deed |
22:00 | BBC News |
22:35 | Comedy drama |
Stripping has also become an even more common practice on many British channels since the introduction of multi-channel cable and satellite television in the 1990s.
In many other countries, even new episodes of various series are aired every weekday. For example, if such a station gets the most recent season of a television series originating from the United States, the episodes will air in this way for two or three weeks, after which they are replaced by another show in the same timeslot.
In Australia,
References
- E! Online. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Aylett, Glenn (2007-05-15). "Michael Grade: The most popular media mogul in Britain". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2019-03-20.