Editing Prime time (section)

{{short description|Block of television programming occurring during peak viewing time in the evening}}
{{other uses|Prime time (disambiguation)}}
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'''Prime time''', or '''peak time''', is the block of [[broadcast programming]] taking place during the middle of the evening for [[television show]]s.  It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families).  It is used by the major [[television networks]] to broadcast their season's nightly programming.  The term ''prime-time'' is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example (in the [[United States]]), from 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m. to 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]] and [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]]) or 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m. to 10:00{{nbsp}}p.m. ([[Central Time Zone|Central]] and [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]).  In [[India]] and some Middle Eastern countries, prime time consists of programmes that are aired on television between 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m. and 10:00{{nbsp}}p.m. [[local time]].