Friday 1 October 2010

TV Scheduling

There are specific times that certain programmes need to be broadcast at, these are to attract a certain target audience and gain more viewers.

Breakfast TV- This type of TV is aimed at predominantly employed people and students who are getting ready for work and school/college the programmes broadcast are usually News related to keep viewers up to date on current affairs.

Daytime TV-This type of TV is aimed at mostly housewives and unemployed people who are looking for some light entertainment that they dont nessecarily need to think about, the programmes broadcast at this time are usually chat shows such as This Morning or Jeremy Kyle.

Afternoon TV-This also is aimed mainly at housewives and unemployed people, programmes like 60 Minute Makeover are usually broadcast at this time so that housewives can think about how to improve their homes.

Primetime TV- This is the most popular period for watching TV as workers are home and so are housewives and unemployed people, soaps are usually broadcast at this time and are aimed at housewives as they usually enjoy programmes with a sense of extended reality.

Late Night TV-This period of TV is usually aimed at students as many students are able to stay up late at night to watch usually American programmes such as Glee and Ugly Betty. These are usually aimed at teenagers and under 25's.

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