Commons/tv/tv program

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TV Program type at Freebase.com

Type Definition

A TV program is factual or fictional content that is broadcast on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or a TV series that has episodes. This type includes regular broadcasts (e.g. TV news), TV series or miniseries, television specials, made-for-TV movies and infomercials.

Things That Are TV Programs

• TV series (e.g. Glee, Princess Hours, True Blood)
• TV miniseries (e.g. North and South, Rapport till himlen, Band of Brothers)
• Reality TV shows (e.g. American Idol, The Hills, Operación Triunfo)
• TV talk shows (e.g. The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Graham Kennedy Show)
• TV news programs (e.g. CNN Newsroom, Newsround, ABC World News)
• TV documentary films or series (e.g. Attenborough in Paradise, Day One, American Gangster)
• Television specials (e.g. Earth to America, A Muppet Family Christmas, Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade)
• Made-for-TV movies that are not part of an anthology series (e.g. Grey Gardens); these should also be typed as a Film.
• TV soap operas (e.g. As the World Turns, Mara Clara, Hollyoaks)
• Concerts aired on TV (e.g. Carpenters: Live at the BBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, United Nations Day Concert with Pablo Casals)
• TV game shows (e.g. The Price Is Right, Jeopardy!, Takeshi's Castle)
• TV coverage of sporting events (e.g. Red Bull X-Fighters, UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté, The NBA on ABC)
• TV infomercials (e.g. Weekend Marketplace, Voices Across America: A National Town Hall)
• TV cartoons or animation shows (e.g. Simpsons, Naruto, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
• TV show spin-offs including international versions of TV shows (e.g. Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire, Boston Legal, Canadian Idol)

Things That Are NOT TV Programs

• TV seasons (e.g. Survivor: All-Stars, NCIS: Season 1, Saturday Night Live - Season 35)
  • Use the TV Season type for these.
• TV episodes (e.g. A Hard Day's Night, Through the Looking Glass, Chuck Versus the Ring)
  • Use the TV Episode type for these.
• TV specials that are episodes of a TV program (e.g. Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale)
  • Use the TV Episode type for these.
• TV episode segments (e.g. Dead Parrot, Bunny the Vampire Slayer, The Killings in Haditha)
  • Use the TV Episode Segment type for these.
• Multipart TV episodes (e.g. An Unearthly Child, The Best of Both Worlds, The Incident)
  • Use the Multipart TV episode type for these.
• TV networks (e.g. ABC News, ABS-CBN, MTV)
  • Use the TV network type for these.
• Films adapted from TV programs (e.g. Hannah Montana: The Movie, Bean, Charlie's Angels)
  • Use the Film and Adaptation types for these.
• Video podcasts (e.g. CO-OP, CNN: Reliable Sources, The Totally Rad Show)
  • Use the Broadcast content type for these.
• Radio shows (e.g. The Adam Carolla Show, The Jack Benny Show, Lux Radio Theater)
  • Use the Broadcast content and Radio program types for these.
• TV commercials or advertisements (e.g. Aaron Burr (Got Milk?), Impossible Dream (Honda))
  • There is currently no Commons type to use for this kind of concept.
• Music videos (e.g. Michael Jackson's Thriller, Eternal Flame, Coffee & TV)
  • There is currently no Commons type to use for this kind of concept.
• Web series (e.g. Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance, Prom Queen and Lonelygirl15)
  • There is currently no Commons type to use for this kind of concept.

Edge Cases

• Pilot movies of TV series or TV programs

Babylon 5: The Gathering is a pilot movie that is not part of any TV season. It should not be typed as a TV episode but a TV program and co-typed as a film. But there are also some pilot movies that are part of a season (for example, Daggers). It should be typed as a TV episode and co-typed as a film.