Prime time — or primetime is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. Definition In North America, television networks feed their prime time programming in two blocks: one for the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones, and… … Wikipedia
Prime Time — Prime|time, die; , s, Prime Time, die; , s [ pra̮imta̮im ; engl. prime time, aus: prime = Haupt ; hauptsächlich u. time = Zeit] (Fernsehjargon): beste, günstigste Zeit (für Fernsehsendungen); Hauptsendezeit. * * * Prime|time [ praɪm taɪm], die; … Universal-Lexikon
prime-time — ˈprime time adjective [only before a noun] MARKETING relating to the time in the evening when most people are watching television, and the cost of advertising is at its most expensive: • The three major networks combined share of the prime time… … Financial and business terms
prime time — prime .time n [U] the time in the evening when the largest number of people are watching television ▪ a prime time entertainment programme ▪ prime time television ▪ prime time audiences ▪ a speech that was broadcast live during prime time … Dictionary of contemporary English
prime´-time´ — prime time, the peak hours of television viewing (in the United States, approximately 6 to 11 P.M.): »The network was…gambling on soap opera in prime time (Time). –prime´ time´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
prime time — / praim taim/, it. /praim taim/ locuz. ingl. (propr. primo [prime ] tempo [time ] ), usata in ital. come s.m. invar. (radiotel.) [la fascia oraria tra le 20.30 e le 22.30, in cui si verifica la maggior percentuale di ascolto di un programma… … Enciclopedia Italiana
prime time — [pʀajmtajm] n. m. ÉTYM. 1987; mots angl. « première heure ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Audiovisuel. Partie de la grille du programme télévisuel située en début de soirée (20 h 30 22 h environ) et qui correspond à l heure de la plus forte écoute, valorisée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Prime-Time-TV — Prime|time TV auch: Prime Time TV 〈[praımtaımti:vi:] n. 15; unz.; TV〉 Fernsehprogramm, das in der Primetime ausgestrahlt wird u., auf die Bedürfnisse einer durchschnittlichen Familie zugeschnitten, leichte Unterhaltung bietet … Universal-Lexikon
prime time — prime ,time noun uncount * the most popular time for watching television, which is in the middle of the evening … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prime time — ► NOUN ▪ the time at which a radio or television audience is expected to be greatest … English terms dictionary
