Why do US TV shows take breaks?

Television stations often implement a hiatus for their programs to split up a season for storyline purposes. The American mid-season break usually starts at Thanksgiving in late-November, sometimes ending with a Thanksgiving or Christmas episode, and lasts until the Super Bowl the first Sunday in February.

How many hours is the entire Arrowverse?

191 Hours
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What months are mid season?

Planting seasons:

Month	‘Garden season’	Season
April	Mid-spring	Spring
May	Late spring
June	Early summer	Summer
July	Mid-summer

What does midseason mean in TV?

In American network television scheduling, a mid-season replacement is a television show that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May.

What months are mid-season?

What does it mean when a show goes on hiatus?

A temporary gap, pause, break, or absence can be called a hiatus. When your favorite TV show is on hiatus, that means there are no new episodes — not forever, just for a little while. Even things that go on for a long time take a break once in a while: one kind of break is a hiatus.

Do you think that US TV will ruin itself?

US TV is going to ruin itself eventually,it pre sells shows to other countries and if the national ratings are poor,it just cancels the shows with almost immediate effect,often leaving the rest of the world with a few episodes of a new show that has no proper full season or story resolution.

Why do TV shows start and end at the same time?

Since a full season of a US network show is about 22 to 24 episodes, the only way that a show is going to start at the beginning of the season and end at the end of the season is if there are breaks in the run of new episodes. It is just mathematics. You may have explained the USA television system,but that doesn’t make it right.

How long does it take for a TV show to finish?

That is about 39 weeks. Since a full season of a US network show is about 22 to 24 episodes, the only way that a show is going to start at the beginning of the season and end at the end of the season is if there are breaks in the run of new episodes. It is just mathematics.

Why is the TV season different for cable channels?

You are thinking in terms of the tail wagging the dog. It is different for cable channels simply because the “TV season” is only a network thing. The TV season started at the dawn of TV in America, and Americans expect the bulk of their TV to be delivered September to May the way it has been delivered for decades.