TV shows genres

It includes local evening news, daytime national broadcasts on cable networks, and week-in-review programming that often airs on Fridays or weekends. Some networks run news broadcasts dedicated solely to sports.

• Sports

• Talk shows

• News programming

• Variety shows

Television programs based on back-and-forth discussions between hosts. Most of them cover pop culture, current events, and politics.

• Talk shows

• Variety shows

• Reality TV

• Game shows

Teams of contestants or participants called from the audience attempt to complete puzzles or answer trivia questions, with prizes awarded if they win.

• Sports

• Game shows

• Variety shows

• Reality TV

They highlight the talents of their guests. They include musical acts, dancing, stand-up comedy routines, and sketch comedy.

• Variety shows

• Game shows

• Sketch comedy

• Talk shows

It showcases a variety of multi-person comedic sketches. Comedic styles on these shows range from goofy slapstick to satirical black comedy.

• Game shows

• Romantic comedies

• Sitcoms

• Sketch comedy

Unlike many other formats, they are often broadcast live, bringing a sense of immediacy and urgency to the viewing experience.

• Variety shows

• Sports

• News programming

• Reality TV

They tend to deal with families, coworkers, or groups of friends.

• Romantic comedies

• Sketch comedy

• Sitcoms

• Variety shows

They draw their humor from the absurdities of love.

• Romantic comedies

• Sketch comedy

• Sitcoms

• Soap operas

They are geared toward teenagers and twenty-somethings. They tend to emphasize heightened situations to the point of bordering on melodrama.

• Docudramas

• Teen dramas

• Romantic comedies

• Soap operas

A fictional show based on a true story.

• Soap operas

• Teen dramas

• Sci-fi and fantasy

• Docudramas