TV Genres
This genre features space adventures like Star Trek. There is also a dedicated TV channel named after it.
What is Sci-Fi?
TV became common in homes in this decade.
What is the 50s?
TV coverage of this movement changed opinions in the 1960s.
A short break during a program for ads is called.
What is a commercial?
Color TV became common in this decade.
What is the 60s?
A reality TV show involves unscripted participants competing or interacting.
What is a game show?
Early TV pictures were shown in these colors.
What is Black and White?
This TV channel changed the game for music.
What is MTV?
This 24-hour news channel launched in the 1980s.
What is CNN.
This let people record shows at home starting in the 1970s.
What is a VCR?
This unscripted genre became popular in the 2000s. Usually covers famous families or people.
What is reality tv?
DOUBLE: What was the first major televised event in 1936? P.S. think sporting event.
What is the Berlin Olympics?
TV became an outlet for this after events like Vietnam, Moon landing, and 9/11.
What is news?
What disrupted traditional TV in the 2010s?
What is streaming/subscription services?
HD made TV better in this way.
What is sharper picture quality?
What is the difference in the animated shows The Flintstones and The Simpsons?
What is the adult content?
This technology let shows be pre-recorded.
What is videotape?
This 2010s Netflix series was praised for its realistic portrayal of teenage struggles, including anxiety, identity, and social media pressures.
What is 13 Reasons Why?
DOUBLE: Selling reruns of a show to other networks is called.
What is Syndication?
Live streaming changed TV by doing this.
What is allowing viewers to watch anywhere in real-time?
This genre reflected romance and comedy.
Rom-Com
How did TV change family routines?
What is families spent evenings watching TV together?
DOUBLE: TV has been used for this in both democracies and dictatorships.
What is Propoganda?
There was cable television and then what came next? Companies like Dish Network used them.
What is satellite?
This used to tell you what shows were airing on a specific channel. Now there is a button on the remote for this.
What is a TV Guide?